James, who lives in America, said he took the pictures in "our recent ice storms last month". With the Spring Equinox nearly here, I hope we won't see such wintry weather again for many, many months - although the picture is beautiful. James also sent me a few other pictures taken after the storm, which I'll post on my blog in the future.
As well as being a great photographer, James is a children's book author. I reviewed his books Magician of Oz and Shadow Demon of Oz, in February. The final book in the trilogy, Family of Oz,
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/07/pagan-eye-path-in-wood.html