Feb 6
A fifth season feeling
Sometimes four seasons isn’t enough. When the sun breaks out from its winter hibernation and you feel it warm on your face while the landscape is still covered with snow, that’s what we call the fifth season. It’s that time of the year when you can go skiing wearing a t-shirt and when the sunglasses is a must or you go snowblind. Early February is still winter, but the thing is that I had a fifth season feeling when I was snowshoeing today. 
My clothes were too warm and I was missing my shades! To top it off, I heard the birdsong that I always associate with the spring winter.
As for the snowshoe hike, it was nice as always, but I’m really struggling with the pictures. I hoped that the fish-eye would inspire me, but nix. I blame the landscape though; even with all the snow we got this week, the trees are looking a bit scabby and in the end it didn’t matter which lens I had with me. Or maybe a little bit – I wouldn’t have been able to take this picture of a pine when the wind picked up the snow from the branches and blew it towards me. Serendipitous perhaps, but isn’t that what it’s about – being at the right place at the right time?
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What filters did you have on? It looks pretty nice
That’s a nice pic! Try it on LL, the snow blow makes it different.
The tit’s have begun singing down here too. The tat’s however are silent.
Miika – completely unfiltered. Filters are not possible with the fisheye, not even if I wanted to use them!
The warm sun and the wind are taking their toll on the landscape, today it was even less snow on the trees than yesterday. Not good for photography, but very very nice for spending time outdoors. Still felt like March, even if I didn’t hear any birdsong today.