Photo of the Day: River of Ice

Photo of the Day: River of Ice

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...
Photo of the Day: Frozen Surface

Photo of the Day: Frozen Surface

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...
Double Glass

Double Glass

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...
Ice and Water

Ice and Water

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...
Photo of the Day: Ice Thorns

Photo of the Day: Ice Thorns

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...