Over the last week the area around our home has been transformed. We have had snow followed by a cold several degrees below freezing. As a consequence we have a wonderful winter landscape of bright white together with beautiful blue skies. It has been so cold and still that the water vapour has been unable to form into snow. Instead it crystallises on the branches and the plants and is nothing so like those magnetised iron filings one played with as a child, only white of course. On the ground through a process of slight thaw and then severe freeze the surface of the snow is covered by white feathers of ice, which catch the sunlight and dazzle like diamonds. There is such a magic in these Czech winter days, that it makes your heart leap with joy.
PS I don't usually put up large images on this blog, but have made an exception this time - click the photo to see enlarged version, a view towards Horice na Sumave from the hill above our Czech home.
3 comments:
Wow! Stunning photograph! When I returned to the UK I was surprised that the snow got thicker the further north I went, towards Prague. Now Southern Bohemia has obviously caught up, with beautiful results. Keep blogging, and keep warm.
That is a beautiful photograph. Also, I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your Amesty International Link. You make a difference!
You are welcome, Karen. I am enjoying reading about your discovery of Prague. If you are interested, you too can get the Amnesty feed for your blog, just follow the links.
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