The Quiet Picture

Finding my voice in the silence of nature

Feb 27

Too much, maybe too little

Twigs in snowI had high hopes for great winter scenery, because it’s been snowing for a couple of days solid now. But alas, I had a really tough time finding subjects. A few twigs sticking out of the snow turned out to be the highlight of the day… Oh well, one more to add to my minimalistic snow abstract collection.

The snow cover is probably about one metre on the marshes. It’s all powder – there hasn’t been any thaw since December to create an icy layer, so it’s tough to walk in the snow even with snowshoes. Risk for wet feetI sank to my knees wearing the snowshoes, but I guess it’s better than sinking to my hips without the snowshoes. Knee deep, you can still move… hip deep, and you’re pretty much stuck! Despite the generous snow cover and recent cold weather, there’s always a small element of risk to sink in a water hole. This particular water hole here was easy to avoid, but some small holes are covered so you have to watch out for those depressions in the snow to avoid wet feet. So every time I ventured outside the trail, I was just a little bit nervous… I do not like wet feet in cold weather!

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  1. Miika March 1st, 2010 9:52 am

    Yesterday there was a brief moment of very nice light available, but of course no possibilities to stop the car at that very moment. And so my results became quite similar to yours…

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