Wednesday 13 January 2010

Snow



Er ligt nog steeds een stevig pak sneeuw over de bollenvelden en de sloten zijn bevroren. Het vriest rond de -5°C en er staat een snijdend koude wind waardoor het aanvoelt of het -13°C is. Schaatsers heb ik hier vanmorgen nergens gezien, maar dat komt waarschijnlijk omdat de kwaliteit van het ijs erbarmelijk slecht is. Van mij mag het nu warm water gaan regenen want ik heb wel genoeg ijs en sneeuw gezien dit jaar. Ik vrees dat de vorst nog wel even zal aanhouden, het is pas half januari en februari is vaak de koudste maand van het jaar, dus wie weet wat ons nog te wachten staat. Ik weet het.... Onze winters zijn natuurlijk niet te vergelijken met die in Canada en de noordelijke staten van de U.S.A.

A thick layer of snow covers the flower bulb fields and the ditches are frozen. Temperatures around -5°C and a sharp cold wind makes it feel like -13°C. I have not seen any skaters this morning, probably because of the bad condition of the ice. If you ask me, I would say it may rain hot water now, I have seen enough ice and snow this year. I fear that this weather will continue for a while, we are halfway January and February is always the coldest month of the year, thus who knows what we may expect. I know.... Our winters are incomparable with those in Canada and the Northern states of the U.S.A. :-)



11 comments:

  1. Mooie sfeerplaatjes weer Herman !!

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  2. It's pretty balmy here and we are getting lots of rain. With the Olympics coming, I'm sure they would prefer snow!
    The photos are very nice. There is such beauty in snow-covered fields.
    Take care.

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  3. It looks very cold. I hear it's snowy and cold in England too, but since I'm travelling I'm missing the worst of the weather. Keep warm.

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  4. It's finally warming up a bit here. There are still some patches of snow and the lakes are still icy and frozen. I think we're all looking forward to spring. I like your photos...especially the second one. Very pretty!

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  5. Well I didn't know that. I always thought the Netherlands would be more snowy than the northern US. I always learn something from your site, Herman. I hope you and your wife are well. Stay warm.

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  6. You are right...it does not compare....you are enjoying the snow and I have run away from it!!

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  7. I haven't had a chance to read your blog today or recent past. We were in Mexico. I will update my blog with photos very soon.

    Thank you for helping me out with removing that comment. I saw it and asked my husband how to delete it but he didn't know. Thanks. Talk to you soon.

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  8. Hi Herman
    Thanks for visiting my blog and I did visit your friend's blog. But I'm now no longer in Christchurch, but in Napier for the next few days. I'm right on the beach, and I'm loving it.

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  9. Gorgeous photos. I love the snow, and dont tire of it as it is not usual for us to get much snow. Last winter we broke snowfall records and that was lovely. This winter we have had nothing in the low areas. Up in the mountains there is less snow than usual and there is concern for the winter olympics in a month. February can be cool here, so hopefully we will get more snow soon.

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  10. I hope it warms up over there for you. The bottom picture is very beautiful, though. We're experiencing an exceptionally mild period of +5. The snow is rapidly melting. I love this warmer weather, and hope we don't get any snow storms.

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  11. Herman, to answer your question, These mountains are in Golden Ears Provincial Park. The park gate is 11km north of here. THen a further 7cm to where the trail starts to hike up the peaks. The largest of these peaks is named Mount Blanchard.
    Our sons enjoy this hike. it is several hours on a decent trail to the Alpine Flats, then from there it is very rough challenging terrain. They usually camp at the flats over night and climb the peak the next day. These photos are taken of the south face.On the north face, there is glacial snow, which makes climbing interesting year round. Some parts are too difficult to get through until late summer. Last year we had so much snow, they didnt climb all the way to the top last summer.

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