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Trees in winter
With the arrival of winter, and often at the end of autumn, a new problem arises with trees. This specific "winter" problem is associated with the accumulation of wet snow and the formation of frost on the branches and trunks of trees. "Freezing rains" - phenomena occur under certain combinations of weather conditions: sleet, wind, fog, sudden changes in temperature with a "transition through 0 degrees". Such a significant load on the branches and trunks of trees can lead to emergency situations:
1. Breaking off and collapse of large branches. Typical for poplar, aspen, willow, linden, oak. To a lesser extent for pines and elms.
2. Breaking the forks of co-dominant trunks. Most often found in the above tree species with V-shaped forks. Less typical for U-shaped forks of birch and spruce.
3. Bending under the weight of snow and ice, with possible breaking of the trunks of inclined trees.
I found the trees without obvious problems :)
At 69º18N, the village of Andenes is the northernmost settlement of the island Andøya and feels (almost) like the end of the world.
Who here has been to Svalbard? I want to make it a goal to get up there in the next few years to find out what the end of the world really does feel like.
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Eine Panoramaaufnahme des Berliner Olympiastadions.
A panoramic view of the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
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Ring Necked Parakeets (Psittaclua kramen) are the new mob in town... six of them have taken over the woods where I live. The only thing is I live on the banks of the River Tyne in North East England which has a Latitude of 55 degrees north. New York is 40.7, Toronto is 43.7 and Montreal is 45.5, so they are lost.
They thought they could bully there way into the North East, unfortunately we have Ocean going Sea Gulls the size of Turkeys and the newcomers have to hide in the trees.
Glennallen Alaska at 31 degrees below zero - at 11:15 AM.
Life goes on despite the chill in the air, and compared to towns north of us - we are downright balmy.
Rio Grande GP40-2s No. 3102 and 3125 pull the eastbound Railblazer up a 2% grade on the Soldier Creek fill at Gilluly, Utah the evening of July 2, 1987. Trailer shipments include Nashville & Ashland City Railway and Southern Pacific "Golden Pig Service", among others. In the background, US Highway 6 takes a short cut to Soldier Summit on a steeper 4% grade, a right of way used by the D&RGW until 1913, when a line change cut the grade in half.
280 degrees pano of the Waccamaw River showing the flooding high line in the forest on the opposite side of the river.
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I was reminded as I crossed Wyoming yesterday, spring is still a ways off in some areas. Was forgetting that as I cruzed up and down the West Coast.
Well in this case a frozen flooded field. We have had nothing but rain for the past few weeks and the Forest is so flooded. Saturday the temperatures dipped below zero so the flooded areas froze over. After being soggy for weeks, the ponies were making the most of the sunshine, even though it was only 4 degrees.
FSRR's Ordinario (road switcher) Mexico-Tierra Blanca emerges from Tunnel No. 22 "Colima" as it negotiates a 90 degree curve on their way down the steep Acultzingo District.
Acultzingo, Veracruz.
I guess you might all be getting bored with my varying degrees of blur in these woodlands…. This is a favourite spot of mine at this time of year and this time the sun peeped through the clouds for a very short while so I thought I'd post this one from that moment.
About this time last year I posted something similar and had an impolite comment from someone saying they couldn't understand why I would ruin the view of these lovely woods… I realise this stuff is not to everyone's taste ;o)
Photoshop blur/un-blur.
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On a falling tide in the Mersey estuary one of Antony Gormley's cast-iron statues, a few hours ago semi-submerged, stands watch as a ferry departs the port of Liverpool and heads out towards the Irish Sea and its destination, Dublin.
The vessel is the 'Victorine', a roll-on, roll-off type that mostly caters for commercial trucks. It's a leisurely journey over too with the 5.30pm departure from Liverpool turning in to a 3.30am arrival at the Irish port - presumably to allow plenty of time for drivers to get their regulation rest before heading off to their next destination.
Per the Liverpool Biennial website:
Antony Gormley’s installation comprises 100 cast-iron life-size sculptures made from 17 different moulds taken from the sculptor’s own body, installed on Crosby Beach on the Mersey Estuary. The 'iron men' all face the open sea, and evoke the relationship between the natural elements, space and the human body. ‘Another Place’ covers a distance of almost 3km, with the pieces placed 250m apart along the tide line, and up to 1km out towards the horizon. The movement of local tides and daily weather conditions dictate whether the figures are visible or submerged. It has become one of the most well-loved and widely recognised public art works in the UK.
From personal experience, and with the huge cranes of the Port of Liverpool out of sight on my left, it's a surreal and magical place. By my reckoning, 11 of the men can be seen in this shot. Unsurprisingly, given the salty atmosphere and conditions, the statues have started corroding to varying degrees, which surely adds further to their appeal.
6.45pm, 25th July 2024
It's fun to walk the rocky shores of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. It's such a scenic place and never gets old. The clear water is so inviting until you step in and find it's about 40 degrees in August. Lake Superior is not really a swimming lake except for a few die hards.
Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America. The lake is shared by Canada's Ontario and the United States' Minnesota to the north and west, and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south. It is generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, although some consider Lakes Huron and Michigan to be one lake, larger than Lake Superior. It is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume and the largest by volume in North America.
It really surprised me how cold it was in Lamar Valley. I'm no newbie to Yellowstone in the winter either.
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The morning 7th of February I woke up to see Amsterdam covered in a coat of fresh snow. The snow fell in sudden flurries and gusts and turned the world white and wonderful. With the canals in the city and occasional high winds, there can be a nip in the air, but packing gloves and a scarf should keep you warm enough. There is something very beautiful about Amsterdam in the winter. It snowed for the second time this winter in Amsterdam. Because the temperature was -4 degrees Celsius the snow stayed. The real feel temperature was -11 degrees Celsius cause there was a strong wind and drifting snow. It got more than a few centimeters of snow. The best advice is to stay indoors and turn the stove up a bit. Or of course to go outside to take some nice pictures. The snow is a rare highlight in these February dark days, especially when you have small children. It is quite difficult to come up with something fun in these Covid-19 lock-down days. After a while, sitting indoors becomes quite monotonous for such a toddler. This is a welcome change. The snow also provides a lot of fun for children here in centre of Amsterdam. Snowball fight, make snowmen or go sledding. All fun activities that children do in this beautiful snowy world.
Those who think away for a while can imagine themselves in Hendrick Avercamp's world today. As one of the first landscape painters of the 17th-century Dutch school, he specialized in painting the Netherlands in winter, The snow is during the lock-down days an uninhibited winter fun in the streets of Amsterdam. Since the first snow had stuck to the ground, the neighborhood has turned out for a carefree winter entertainment. The next days it will keep on snowing. Expected more than 17 cm snow in Amsterdam. Photo of boys go sledding taken at the Spinhuissteeg in the centre of Amsterdam.
Vanmorgen 7 februari werd ik wakker en zag Amsterdam bedekt met een laag verse sneeuw. De sneeuw die vannacht viel bedekte de wereld om ons heen wit en prachtig. Ik heb mijn camera gepakt en op pad gegaan in m'n buurtje. Ik geniet van het geluid van knarsende sneeuw onder mijn schoenen en het prachtige gezicht op de Amsterdamse grachtenpanden. Het is min vier graden en het blijft vandaag de hele dag sneeuwen. Met een stevige wind is de gevoelstemperatuur zelf -11 graden. Mijn handschoenen en m'n sjaal houden mij warm genoeg. Er is iets heel moois over Amsterdam in de winter. Amsterdam is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw zoals hierboven in de Spinhuissteeg. Het beste advies is dan maar om lekker binnen te blijven en de kachel iets hoger te zetten. Of natuurlijk even naar buiten te gaan om wat mooie plaatjes te schieten. In Amsterdam heeft het nu voor de tweede keer deze winter gesneeuwd. Bij deze temperatuur blijft de sneeuw liggen. Er is meer dan enkele centimeters sneeuw gevallen. De sneeuw is een zeldzaam hoogtepunt in deze donkere dagen in februari, vooral als je kleine kinderen hebt. Het is best moeilijk om iets leuks te bedenken in deze Covid-19 lockdown-dagen. Binnen zitten wordt na een tijdje behoorlijk eentonig voor zo'n peuter. Dit is een welkome afwisseling. De sneeuw zorgt ook voor veel plezier voor kinderen. Sneeuwballengevecht, sneeuwpoppen maken of sleetje rijden. Allemaal leuke activiteiten die kinderen doen in deze prachtige besneeuwde wereld. Wie even wegdenkt, waant zich vandaag in de wereld van Hendrick Avercamp. De komende dagen blijft het sneeuwen. Verwacht meer dan 17 cm sneeuw in Amsterdam.