by Matthias Kirsch | Dec 28, 2010 | Photo of the day
The Elbe, that big stream, has turned to a mass of ice. It is an impressive sight to watch the huge blocks of frozen water along the banks and the pieces floating to the open sea in the areas that are not completely frozen yet. The sound of the water moving below the...
by Matthias Kirsch | Dec 27, 2010 | Photo of the day
This is a photo from our little walk on Christmas Day (short because of the cold). It’s the water of a little stream just before is runs down a mini-barrage. Before the stream opens to a small pond with almost no movement, that’s why it is frozen. When...
by Matthias Kirsch | Dec 23, 2010 | Everything else
I just discovered something I never saw before: Our kitchen window has a frame of ice, at least on one side. Must have something to do with the combination of snow, wind pressing it to the window and warm air coming out of the kitchen when cooking. Probably. Anyway, I...
by Matthias Kirsch | Dec 19, 2010 | Photo of the day
Here are more photos from today’s walk. Ah.. it’s already yesterday’s walk. I love the sharp edges of the ice against the smoothly flowing water! I made the colors stronger than they actually were on this grey day just before sunset. But that blueish...
by Matthias Kirsch | Dec 18, 2010 | Photo of the day
This afternoon I took a little walk to a small stream close to here to see what mix of ice and water I could find. The result are some photos that I like quite a lot, but this one was my favorite (the other ones are coming, too). It’s just a small twig hanging...