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Since the sun doesn't peek over the southern horizon until 10:00 am - Doc must work in the dark if he starts clearing snow any earlier. HSS!
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But no, it is a large reservoir whose water surface has frozen over for a long, long time due to the extreme cold. I can't say whether there were ice skaters here or whether a warm water vein was the reason for this path-like curve, but it looks interesting. However, I did not dare to step onto the ice surface ... ;-)
Over the uplands and moonlit spaces,
Come ye out to the waste of snows,
To the glimmering fields and the silent places.
~LM Montgomery
Please enjoy the blue details in Large!
Thank you so much for your visit!
Keechelus Lake, Washington
"Nope, still too deep", was my thought as I gingerly stepped off the main trail to test the snow again and promptly felt my snowshoes sink until I was well over knee deep in the fluffy whiteness, completely unable to maneuver. As I laboriously extracted my feet and turned around to once again return to the packed snow of the main trail, I was lamenting the depth and soft consistency of the snow.
I had been lured to the mountains by the massive amounts of new snow and the chance to do my first snowshoeing of the season during a brief break in the weather after two weeks of seemingly endless storms. Usually snowshoes offer the ability and advantage of being able to walk on top of the snow and venture off trail much more easily. But on this day, even with the addition of flotation tails, they were no match for the deep, soft snow, so my explorations (and photography angles) were limited to following the established path that others before me had trod.
With avalanche risk levels rated high in the backcountry that day, I made sure to choose a trail away from steep slopes and known avalanche terrain, one which winds its way through a lovely forest of snow-laden evergreen trees to the shore of Lake Keechelus on the eastern slopes of Snoqualmie Pass. When I arrived at the parking area and headed out on the trail, the landscape was shrouded in fog, obscuring the mountains in a thick layer of mist. But as I snowshoed through the hushed world of white, glimmers of light soon started to appear and by the time I was approaching the first views of the lake (depicted in this image), the clouds began to lift and the sky lightened, eventually clearing to a brilliant shade of blue.
The air was chilly by the lake as the wind blew off the freezing water and the layer of ice that had formed along the shore. But few others had ventured all the way to the lake so for most of the time I spent there I was alone in the expanse of a dazzling snowscape.
I have lived in this part of the world for 77 years and the Wisconsin topography and biotic world are imprinted in me. Some may look at this image and feel lonely, or ask why photograph it, but I am compelled to record it.
I am sure it is the same with people in other parts of the world. Home ground and the thoughts of home bring back precious memories of life lived.
I made this image, with my Pentax KII, after a snow storm moving through dropped a foot of snow. Some of last fall's corn is till standing.
snowy farm field
with last year's corn still standing
stirring up memories
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
Snaefellsjokul vocano at the tip of Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland during a winter day of gorgeous lighting. that fluffy white mountain top hides a volcano underneath which has shaped the landscape around it. You may still appreciate the lava rocks dispersed in that plain.
Ten o'clock am, and it's four plus degrees outside with clear skies. It promises to be a beautiful day in my little corner of the boreal forest. Jack Frost was busy overnight, painting every inch of the wilderness with his magic brush - so we awoke to a winter wonderland this morning.
Winter doesn't officially begin for another 35 days, but that doesn't mean a thing when you live in Alaska. Winter can, (and has) begun in early September where I live.
Do you know the verb "nörgeln"? The etymology of the word goes back far into the 17th century when it came from the middle Germans into the High German. Even the South Hesse Goethe has used the verb "nürgeln". In any case, the North Hesse is still well known for the use of this verb today. It means something like "constantly suspend something" or "to be dissatisfied". Just like me with the stupid cold weather in April ... ;-))
an instance of one of our many pass road crossings during our round trip around Iceland. This pass road crosses one of the mountain ranges flanking Iceland's Westfjords and the compacted snow to the right gives an idea about the amount of snow coming down here and what struggle it must be to keep these roads usable during the long winter month!
The icy north wind swept over the landscape so strongly that your fingers quickly became ice-cold when taking a picture and the few snowflakes hit your face like small hailstones.
Wandel 5 kilometer over lanen en bospaadjes in de Kaapse Bossen bij Doorn. Je komt niet alleen vogels, paddenstoelen en planten tegen, maar ook mysterieuze objecten, zoals de stenen tafel en de Doornse kei. Tijdens deze wandelroute ontdek je de natuur en cultuur van de Kaapse Bossen. De Kaapse Bossen liggen in Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug, dat zich uitstrekt van Driebergen tot Rhenen.
Jealous
We often use that word
It's loaded with negative energy
Envious
Just the same lousy word
I think we often use them without even thinking of what they mean
They are just words to describe a state of mind, then and there
You think
I don't
If you tend to use these kind of words a lot, I really think you should sit down and think
Being happy with what we have is important for us
If we are not happy, well
then we should do something about it
Not always easy
No of course not, when should all things be easy. We need to struggle a bit sometimes, to appreciate what we have, what vi get and what to have.
If you think Mondays are awful, well then you perhaps should get a new job or get another education.
Change course in life
I did
You can
If you don't like the people you are hanging out with
Well what to do
Ha
I did
You can
Get your surroundings right
How do you really want your life to be
Do you want to live where you are living
You can start by dreaming
Dreams may come true
But you need to take some action too
It's your life, do the math
Even tho we live in a fabulous country, where the scenery is awesome, and we are a peaceful bunch of people, there are a history to be told - or not to be told, secrets to be held or not to be held, in all houses.
The exterior may be gorgeous, the interior may be lousy.
It's the same all over the world, that will never change.
But you can change, you can stop things you don't want to happen.
You do have a choice.
Friday Yeayh, I think I'm getting high on Friday Mood today, lol.
So this is my village in Norway, yes. I love my country, sigh.
The Tromsø palm looks absolutely beautiful decorated with snow. In the summer, the excitement is not so great, it is very hardy and can grow up to 50 years old and three meters high. The ability to spread means that it often inhibits or outcompetes other plant growth
... but just the same have our own unique beauty.
Taken at the gorgeous Silent Night - by Lost Unicorn Landscaping:
I know
Harvesting the fruits of life
A life lived with intensity
Bring it on
I'll deal with it
I dealt with it
Again and again
Give me a little break now
Let me enjoy
Amen