For Wordless Wednesday and Sunday Stills Out of this World – Let your photo(s) tell the story.
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Natalie the Explorer 
These are so pretty! Thanks for sharing your pictures 🙂
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You’re welcome. Thank you for stopping by 🙂
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What fabulous ice sculptures. Thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome, Darlene. It was a fun walk. Thank you for stopping by.
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What a great visit that must have been, Natalie. Whoever does these ice sculptures are very talented. It must have been very cold for them not to have melted.
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Hugh, Icefest is an annual event that I look forward to attending. I read that the ice carvers are from Quebec. The event was on for 2 days. The overnight temperature was cold but during the day it was balmy at 8C so some of the ice sculptures melt and toppled over. We were fortunate to see most of them still in good shape.
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Thank goodness you got to them before they started melting, Natalie.
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Hugh, I’ve been going to the annual Icefest for a few years and was pleased to continue my Icefest photo collection 🙂
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How pretty are these Natalie!! My post here – https://flightsofthesoul.wordpress.com/2023/02/22/trees-and-leafy-clouds/
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Thank you, PR, for your comment and WW post.
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Always fun! I have fond memories of a regular ice sculpture festival in the city of York. I think it was usually before Christmas, but it was always cold!
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Yes, it’s fun to see attend an ice sculpture festival. The weather was balmy, 8 Celsius degrees on the day I went to see these ice sculptures. A few of them had melt or toppled over.
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Very neat! I love seeing ice sculptures; I’m always in awe of what they can create.
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Thank you, Joanne. These ice sculptors are creative and very skilled.
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Hi, Natalie – Your ice-sculptures are stunning. We used to have a Fire and Ice Fest in Qualicum Beach each winter (Ice-sculptures and Chilli). I believe that it disappeared during COVID lockdowns and never returned.
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Hi Donna, COVID lockdown has hurt many businesses and events. It’s sad that the Fire and Ice Fest disappeared. Fortunately, the annual Icefest event in Bloor Yorkville has continued during the COVID pandemic. I’m pleased you liked these ice sculptures.
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These are amazing, Natalie – thanks for sharing them with us.
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You’re welcome, Dan. I had fun walking the trail and taking pictures of the ice sculptures.
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Amazing! I’ve never seen so many ice sculptures in one place.
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Michelle, I’m pleased you like the ice sculptures. Icefest is an annual event and the ice sculptures are placed on a number of streets in a nice neighbourhood. It was a fun trail to walk and discover.
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Those are gorgeous!
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I agree. I enjoyed seeing them.
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Gosh! Extraordinary!
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Thank you, Margaret, for your visit and comment. I’m pleased you liked these ice sculptures.
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They must be a bit challenging both to make, and to keep intact!
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I watched some ice sculptors at work and they are highly skilled. The outdoor temperatures and wind affect the longevity of the ice sculptures. This is an annual event that I look forward to attending. The theme changes every year.
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Nice photos of the ice sculptures. We used to have an ice sculpture festival here 20 years ago. It is very weird seeing Ice sculptures without deep snow everywhere. But meh. This is the first year in History where the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa never opened. It has been very snowy in Eastern Ontario. But also extremely mild this year.
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Shawn, Thank you for stopping by. I’m pleased you like my photos of the ice sculptures. I read about the Rideau Canal Skateway not opened this year. We’ve had an unusually mild winter.
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Some really lovely sculptures her, my favourite is the Pegasus one. Such a shame they have to melt.
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Eunice, The Pegasus ice sculpture is nice, isn’t it? I was glad to see these ice sculptures before they melt. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great week!
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I’m so glad you linked these amazing ice sculptures to Sunday Stills, Natalie–out of this world indeed. I’m sorry I missed the post the first time. What a gifted artist(s)!
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Thank you, Terri. I don’t normally contribute two posts to one photo challenge but this ice festival theme “Dreams & Fantasies” and unique ice sculptures seem to fit the Sunday Stills Out of this World prompt. I’m pleased you like the ice sculptures.
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Hey, I’m glad the theme worked so that these sculptures could be seen again. It makes me wonder if artists do anything in downtown Spokane like that over the holidays. Where the Pavilion is in Riverfront Park is the perfect venue. We know it’s certainly cold enough 🙂
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If Spokane holds an ice sculpture event, it will attract many visitors. I look forward to the annual Icefest in Toronto every winter. This year the weather was mild on the weekend the event was held. Fortunately I got to see most of the ice sculptures before they melt.
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