9 April 2021 - SNAP FROZEN SNAPSHOTS

 

SNAP FROZEN 

SNAPSHOTS

 

G'day folks,

Here, it's autumn, but winter will soon be upon us. Check out these snapshots from areas that suffer from extreme cold.

Brrr! Can you feel that chill down your spine? And on the tip of your nose? And everywhere else? Yeah, winter’s here, bringing with it rain and ice and snow, covering the land in shades of white. Lakes and rivers freeze over. Trees lose their leaves and don a frosty, white foliage. Everything seems to be slower and quieter. Winter can also be a sculptor, manipulating the water in the air into spectacular shapes:

 

Clancy's blog: Too cold for me!

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11 December 2020 - ABANDONED RUSSIAN SETTLEMENT IN NORWAY

 

ABANDONED RUSSIAN 

SETTLEMENT IN NORWAY

G'day folks,

On the top of the world at Svalbard, an archipelago situated between Norway and the North Pole, is a place that the world forgot for nearly a decade, a Russian mining settlement established by Sweden in 1910 but then sold to the Soviet Union in 1927, then completely abandoned in 1998.

It’s only reachable with by driving 140km with a snowmobile during winter.

 

Clancy's comment: Brrr ... far too cold for me. 

 

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16 August 2019 - THESE PICTURES PROVE THAT WINTER CAN BE HARSH

THESE PICTURES PROVE

 THAT WINTER CAN BE HARSH

G'day folks,

I hate the cold, and winter for the majority of us, is the worst time of the year. The cold wind stings, we’ve got to always be on the lookout for ice, our skin is eternally dry, we have to stick on about four layers of clothes before venturing outside, the sun is on vacation, and everything, as some of the pictures below show, freezes immediately. There’s no doubt about it…winter is tough!

Clancy's comment: Mm ... Snap, crackle, pop!

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