F-f-f-f-rost-t-t-y-y !!! (Bl**dyus coldus)

Nicely captured Chosun, still very cold here -12 last night.

Holy Mackerel Donald ! :eek!: Is that Farenheit?! so -25C ?? That's about as cold as I have ever been in - and that was in the Himalayas - and that was painful !!


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Lovely shot Chosun and a fine set today and it was also -12C here last night.

Thanks Chris :t: that's c-c-c-old !



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That really is amazing temperature shift, isn't it Chosun. A friend on here who lives in Lithuania has temperatures going from -30c to +30!!! We feel hard done by if it goes to -5, though I have known -10!

This is a lovely picture lass - and a great reminder for you of that place. Thanks lass.

Thanks Delia :t: Yes, big swings ! It doesn't happen every year, but is more aligned with the El Nino (drought) and La Nina (flooding) cycles. Mostly the extremes occur during the Winter and Summer of El Nino years (drought) , which make up about half of every decade. You might get 1 or 2 La Nina (flooding) years a decade, and the balance is around about average.

I remember this -11C morning well .... the slow combustion fire roaring, No Water! because all the pipes were frozen, crunchy grass when you walked on it, and iced leaves - anything new growth, or younger plants was for the high jump ! :gn: :eek!:

Oh, and piercing dry cold that would seep through your bones - I think the sun won the battle for the day just about lunchtime, when we hit +C temperatures again!

Living on the land like that it's fascinating to 'feel' the changing (and out of step cycles) of the seasons and 'see' how nature responds, and of course, the beautiful, ever changing light .....



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Oh my goodness, does this ever make me feel cold (lol). Great capture Chosun!

Haha :-O I wish it would work as well for me today Stanley ..... 43C (109F) here today !! :eek!:



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