An Ice Surprise (as in nice surprise)....

[Paul]

I went out into the garden this morning looking for ice patterns and I found some OK ones, plus a surprise as well...

Berries fallen onto the bird table and the surface of the same:

 

A stem of ice crystals on the bin lid - stalagmite like...

 

And there is a solitary rose flower hanging on in the bitter winter...

 

And therein lies the surprise - without looking closely - the extra I didn't see until editing, and I had to crop in to let you see exactly what is there as well...

 

 

I certainly didn't expect an insect!

 

Paul.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Paul

[Clicker]

Wow ... great  crystal shots here Paul ... And what a  catch finding the creature on the rose ! I can see it is visible on  both rose images ...I thought I  had spotted a third insect  ...   but realised it was part of your watermark signature      ... 

[Paul]

Siggy Bee I call him 

Paul.

[skullfunkerry]

Wow, they're stunning Paul.

Any idea what the insect is?

[Paul]

2 hours ago, skullfunkerry said:

Wow, they're stunning Paul.

Any idea what the insect is?

It's an aphid as far as I can tell, pretty certain.

Paul 

[Ryewolf]

Another great set Paul. I have been neglecting my macro photography this year, my local spot has gone down hill for bug spotting since 2021.

[Paul]

Cheers Geoff. I too find them hard to find on occasions, but I do like to persevere.

Paul.