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oloriel"It is going to be another snowless winter", meteorologists announced this December. "Definitely no snow for Christmas, probably none at all. If any, a little dusting in February."
I was happy after I'd heard that, because if there's one thing that'll insure heavy snowfalls is meteorologists announcing that there won't be any.
They were right about the lack of a White Christmas, but as soon as Christmas was over... we got hit by a minor snowstorm. It was the best possible time (for us): All the visits at the relatives over, Jörg still off work, and I'd already done the grocery shopping for the entire week because we all know what the shops look like if there are three holidays in a row, then one day for shopping, and then a Sunday. So we cheerfully let it snow, except in the Saturday afternoon, when I shovelled the courtyard and driveway. It was unlikely that anyone would try to get to our door, but the law is the law. Also, I no longer had to feel guilty about eating too much over the holidays. ;)
Sunday was a bright and sunny and frosty day, so the pretty snow stayed, and we got to go for a walk in the woods. The mother-in-law probably went batty during that time because OMG NO RENOVATION DONE ON HER LIVING-ROOM (seriously, fuck that, because Jörg and his brother worked on her stupid living-room most of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I wish I were kidding you.), but it was worth it.
You know what that means. Yup, it's picspam time!
Click on the thumbnails will get you to larger versions, you know how it goes.
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen -- well, actually it was a day after the Feast of Stephen. The cat isn't called Wenceslas either. Oh well.
At any rate, the snow lay round about. Deep and crisp and even. (Our cats were not amused.)
I got two shiny beekeeping suits (the kind with the awesome veil hood! :D) for Christmas, but I guess I won't be using them right away.
Just running wild with the camera a bit.
On Sunday morning, we slept until the sun was up, so we were rewarded with this sight.
I tried to capture the birds who were all around, but aside from that robin, they all fled before me. :( Seriously, that fallen tree (still bearing half-ripe, semi-dried apples) was so full of birds, but they didn't get that I just wanted to photograph them...
The muddy way through the woods had turned into a magic pathway.
After some initial drama, Felix walked almost the entire way, counting steps or talking about the pretty trees. Well, Jörg had to carry him a bit in between and towards the end. But Felix still walked a pretty far distance on his short legs. Brave little fellow!
We were out and about until the sun went down and the moon went up. It was actually cold all day, but you only really felt it once the sun had disappeared.
Today, it was a bit warmer (around 0°C), but grey all day. Still, we're being promised occasional snowfall until at least New Year's, so I'm getting what I wanted (well, another thing I wanted) for Christmas - a proper winter. Wheeeee!
Hope those of you who celebrated something in the past week(s) had excellent holidays and happy feasting!
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Date: 2014-12-29 11:27 pm (UTC)Our only sticking snow this season was back in November. It's not even in the forecast. Bah.
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Date: 2015-01-07 09:24 am (UTC)It really was adorable, the way he soldiered through the snow. <3
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Date: 2015-01-07 09:23 am (UTC)By now, it's almost all gone again. But at least we had a week of "proper winter". Now I either want more "proper winter" (as opposed to cold, grey, and muddy), or "spring right now" ;)
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