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Above: Three reflection photos from Monday afternoon, for Weekend Reflections.
("Nature still holding its breath" back then, waiting for the first snow...)
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While some parts of Sweden have had a seriously difficult weather week (snow combined with strong winds, people stuck for hours in traffic jams on certain major roads, long power outages etc) ...
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From TV, Wednesday evening
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... here in my town, we didn't actually got more snow than this:
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And although cold (several degrees below freezing point), there hasn't been much wind; and we've also been able to enjoy a bit of daytime sunshine and blue skies.
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| Friday |
Rowan tree with no leaves left - but lots of berries for the birds...
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Saturday sunset
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9 comments:
Thank you for the wonderful sunset
Beautiful.
My favorites are the first and the last.
A beautiful set of photos, and the rowan berries look especially great! I wonder how well the birds can still eat and digest them when they've been sugar-coated with frost.
The photos are beautiful, I love the sunset, and the mirror-like surface of the water in the first two is quite amazing. I'm glad there are plenty of berries on the Rowan, the birds will be pleased to feast on them.
Meike, from what I've read, it seems "sugar-coated with frost" is actually a spot-on expression in this case ;-) Rowan berries get less sour after being frozen - which may also explain why they haven't already been eaten... I'm not sure if all birds enjoy them but I know certain kinds of birds are particularly fond of them. Sometimes in winter one can see a whole big flock of Bohemian waxwings (Sw: sidensvans, German: Seidenschwanz) land on a rowan tree and strip it of berries in a few minutes. (I've seen that from my own windows.) (Humans don't eat these berries raw, but they're rich in vitamin C and antioxidants and can be used to make jelly/marmalade. I can't recall that I've ever tasted that, though.)
Carol, there are old sayings about a lot of rowan berries being a sign of a cold winter ahead - but modern science disagrees, and says it's more about what the weather was like in the summer the year before...
I am with Ginny, 1st and last are my favorites too. I know the birds are happy with those berries. I am always happy to see your beautiful water reflections of trees and buildings
Sandra, the camera is a great tool for discovering beauty around us :)
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