Chill and fog greeted us on Thanksgiving morning. At this time in Maine, it is not unusual to see the sun a little dimmer, having difficulty to spread its light.
Hard frost covered the ground.
It seemed as if stars turned to powder and sprinkled everything on their path. They outlined the grass and leaves and flowers with shimmering rocks. For the first hours in the day, it looked like jewels adorned the yard.
Humble spider would be hardpressed to find that its lowly silk has turned into a string of diamonds.
When the sun finally shone, the gems gave way to little glass orbs that shimmered in the sun. The dandelion puffs that carpeted the fields glittered the brightest.
What a beautiful start to the day it was.
When I thought that there could be nothing interesting in the present landscape, God made this miracle. There is always beauty even in unexpected places.
I am joining LETSBEWILD’S Weekly Photo Challenge: Macro. Do join with our photos, or visit the page for wonderful responses. 
My thanks to Sandra of Letters of Muse for helping me find a good photo editing program. She is a nice lady – don’t be shy to visit her blog.
I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Macro Photography!
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UPDATE:
For this prompt, my last photo was given the winner’s badge. My gratitude to the Let’s Be Wild team for the honor. :-)
Stunning images and words.
Good luck with the challenge.
Thanks, Adinparadise.
absolutely wow images! as you know, we don’t have snow (winter here) so I am always thrilled to see winter photos. ganda nilang lahat! my favorite is the last one.
Thank you, Wanderlust.
The spectacular sunsets make up for the lack of snow. 
Alam mo, you chose the puff that was not played with at all, except for a little cropping. I wanted to see how each puff would be like with different treatments. But I guess, using just one picture will be make comparison easier.
How beautiful your photos are…Diane
Thank you, Diane.
Just magical!
Thanks, Madhu.
Beautiful photos – I think you stand a good chance of a prize. Would love to know what photo editing software you are using. I’ve just bought Photo Shop Elements 11 – but see a long learning curve ahead of me!
Thanks, Denise.
I used Picmonkey for these pictures. I normally use Picasa but I think Picmonkey is better and friendlier. Photo Elements is of course much more superior than either of the two editors. Once you learn how to use it, you can do a lot of magic with your pictures. 
Thanks Imelda, I’ve had a little go with Picmonkey, it certainly is user friendly. Always good to have a back up while getting to grips with PSE 11
great pics. the last one is my fav. just made me cold looking at them..LOL
Carol
Beautiful!
Beautiful images! Especially the last one. Thank you so much!
Thanks as well for coming by and the kind words.
WoW!!!!! They are so so so beautifulll!!!!! All of them they are like jewels!!!! Good luck!!!
My goodness, these photos are beautiful and amazing! I especially like the frost on the flowers, but the blades of grass came in a close second. We might get one or two freezes in the winter, but we don’t see frost like that here. (It’s eighty degrees here right now…hardly feels like the holiday season!) Thanks for sharing your photos!
They look like precious stone jewelry.
Imelda! I was blown away by these stunning shots!!! Impeccably gorgeous down to the finest drop and detail. Sharon
Thanks for the kind words, Sharon.
I am most honored.
Your shots are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
And thank you for coming by, Diane. I hope you have a great day/evening.
I really liked the frosty flowers and the last shot. Nice work!
Are all stunning ! Great !
Thanks, Max510.
Absolutely gorgeous!
Gorgeous click!!
Thank you, Rexlin Victor.
Lovely shots and great captured! Vote you to win!
Oh, Inge. You are so nice. Thank you. I think I already won just by having fun and by neing in the company of talented people.
They are jewels indeed!!!! What beautiful way to capture each and every drop. Thanks for sharing with us. x
Welcome and thank you as well for coming by and leaving such kind words.
Oh – these are so beautiful! The hoarfrost and the water droplets! Love, love, love these!
Congratulations on your Wild Weekly Win!! Your winning shot is amazing!
Thank you LyndaMichele.
Congratulations Imelda
Your winning shot is beautiful!
Thank you, Sianakdesa.
And your shot was beautiful. It was one of my choices to win.
I just knew you would win
– CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you, Denise.
You are so kind. Although the best part really is being with all the talented persons in the group. Come, join in the fun. The more of us, the merrier. 
Awesome photos!!!
Thanks, Marion.
Thank you for subscribing to my blog…I appreciate your visit. I notice you may live in Maine also… I live near Bar Harbor in Ellsworth.
Congrats to you for winning it!
Congratulations! Stunningly beautiful!
Amazing! You have eyes on beauty too!
Absolutely gorgeous.