There's little on Earth that can match the spectacular beauty of Niagara Falls.  In all seasons of the year, it's impressive. This winter, much of the falls froze over, and the surrounding area was captured in a blanket of ice.  Fireworks explode in the sky at night and the cascading water is illuminated in a changing rainbow of coloured light. 
​Magnificent!

The temperature is -23 Celcius.  So cold that the moisture in the air created rainbows on the western horizon. Bundle up - it's beautiful outside and you have to experience it.
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How lucky can a person get? This is from a workshop in Raleigh NC at the Art of the Carolinas. In the centre of the photo is renowned artist, Linda Kemp doing a demonstration for her lucky pupils in one of her classes. Why am I lucky? She's my sister.  We started taking lessons together when we were 8 and 10 years old. We've both had careers in the art world, but this is the first time since we were little girls that we've had the chance to spend time together. Fabulous conference and I hope we'll be lucky enough to be back again next year. 

What's beyond Niagara?  Once this mighty landmark overflows with water from the upper Great Lakes and northern Ontario, it flows on down through Lake Ontario, out the St. Lawrence and into the Atlantic. Unless it's evaporated by the sun, turned into a cloud that floats - wherever the wind takes it...and drops as rain - wherever the conditions are right.

​What's beyond Niagara?  The world.