Tag: Eis

Cold as ice

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Since this winter was a total non-event in this corner of the earth (no snow, no ice, a few mornings with a semblage of hoarfrost and that was it) I have to resort to a bit of cheating.  Eis in German means ice but also ice cream.

2007 ice a

2007 ice b

For One Word Sunday: Ice.  Icier and possibly colder photos can be found here.

Local warming

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132 ice 2

It’s not cold enough for proper ice yet.  The pond is about to freeze – possibly.

132 ice 1

These girls are trying to pull the float across the ice.

132 ice 3

And as long as there is no proper ice around, I’ll have to go and buy my ice at the petrol station.

For A Photo a Week: Ice, Ice, baby.

“It’s like a $%*&! igloo in here.”

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Nancy is asking: “Have you ever walked pass an opening in a wall or barrier and suddenly an amazing view opened up?” for A Photo a Week.   I woke up to unexpectedly closed windows in our garret flat some years ago.  But we persevered and we managed to free them partly from ice and snow and were greeted with this:

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(Please imagine some sunshine to improve the view.)

For more unexpected window shots click here.

 

Fire and ice

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For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: hot and cold.

Why not go to extremes for a change?

For more boiling and/or freezing photos in monochrome or selective colouring, click here.