That phrase is likely to get an "uff da" from someone here in the Red River Valley of the North. So what is the weather like where you are this January 2013? Here on the Minnesota/North Dakota Border it has been below zero for too many days, we get "sun dogs" even my first graders know if the sun shines here in the winter it is going to be cold.
Below zero is crazy cold. here on the East Coast USA it has been in the teens all week, had a frozen pipe in one of the bathrooms, so we are hoping for warmer temps, it is a balmy 26 today. Maybe the kids will wnt to go out & play with the dog today.
Between minus 17C and minus 20C without any wind. Clear sky and crunchy underfoot. Warming up next week to a totally tropical minus 8C...bikini here i come :-)
@jannkc I was thinking about trying the challenge about lighting and try some shots if we get more sundogs, but I am sick of being out in the cold. I hope today is better. Stay warm.
@httpgeffed I'm on vacation this week so I'm hoping for some more shots like this from different areas around here. Hope you and your family are all doing well!
@httpgeffed I think the response is uff da ( then clap your hands together or pound on your legs and jump up and down) ya you bet cha.You been out ice fisken lately.Then with the answer of.Oh ya for sure theys been bitten real good on_____lake .Got me's some real nice sunnies.Could've gots more put ran outs of waxies.Then the talk about hunting last fall.
@httpgeffed "Uff da" sounds very Norwegian... my mother used to say that all the time. Not so cold here at the moment (+4C at the moment) but it was colder last week:
@helstor LOL We have many Norsks here in the midwest, actually I married one, his given name is Thorvald. They do say some funny things. Your swan pair is wonderful!
We had a "cold wave" this January, it means that it was at least 5 nights below 0°C and 3 days (actually it was closer to 2 weeks)
It has been a few years since we had snow in January. And this year the snow didn't melt for two weeks! Today was the first day it was warmer so the snow started to melt :(.
After about a week and a half of days which didn't top 10 degrees we finally cracked the freezing point today! It made it seem soooo warm! Here's a shot from last week's snowfall. Remnants still cover most of the backyard.
We're in the midst of summer here, so no snow, frost or ice for us. Until a couple of days ago we were in the midst of a monumental heatwave with bushfires all over the country and I shot this at a local swimming spot.
Now we're on flood alert with the effects of an ex-tropical cyclone; but still pretty warm, just the same!
Here's one from the Red River Valley of the North - just a bit further north across the border from you @httpgeffed. I have a few outdoor (snow) pictures in my project from last week when temperatures ranged from -30 to -10 celsius. Although not the coldest day, this one evokes the coldest feeling.
@httpgeffed I'm in Fargo and it certainly has been cold! Today would have been a dream to have a model shoot during the beautiful snow in between the raining ice shards.
Maybe I'll have some snow pictures on Weds, but today and tomorrow in Missouri, it's going to be 70 degrees! (We seem to live by the motto: if you don't like the weather today, just wait, it'll change by tomorrow!)
@httpgeffed great topic!!! can't participate atm... Summer here, had our hottest day on record 45 deg c the other day!! and in winter... i also cant play! LOL! no snow here - which you are ALL making me VERY jealous i dont live where it snows!!
@rvwalker Hahaha, I am going to use that today at school, the kids will love it! Well done frosty photo. Of course hubby's real name is Thorvald...and has done 2 polar plunges so I am in love with the water photo! Great winter captures Ross.
We had -10C for a week or two in Berlin but its suddenly started to get warm and most snow has melted today. Very unusual. This photo was still taken yesterday:
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Here are some MI winter shots!
And outside!
It all changed today though, with warmer weather overnight and virtually all the snow has gone. The temperature today is up to 7 degrees centigrade.
It has been in the single digits to below zero every day the past week :(
We had a "cold wave" this January, it means that it was at least 5 nights below 0°C and 3 days (actually it was closer to 2 weeks)
It has been a few years since we had snow in January. And this year the snow didn't melt for two weeks! Today was the first day it was warmer so the snow started to melt :(.
Now we're on flood alert with the effects of an ex-tropical cyclone; but still pretty warm, just the same!
Typical view on the windshield in the morning around here, in NE Connecticut
It was in minus figures last week and we had lots of snow but the overnight rain on Saturday has washed it all away and today it's been 11 degrees.
Now presenting a Sun dog in brillant color -9 degrees and -28 degrees windchill, brrrr it is cold outside!