Wednesday’s Photos
First Sunny Weekend in 2020
On the first Sunday in February, my wife and I decided to take advantage of the first sunshiny weekend of the year. The road down to our favourite campsite was so buried in deep snow that we had to park our car on the main road. Fortunately, the partially melted snow cover had frozen so hard that we could easily walk down to the beach without any trouble. The sun felt warm in spite of the subzero temperature. It was an invigorating hike, and the photos, which I took home and I have chosen for today’s post, were an additional bonus. Enjoy.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
The landscape is beautiful, of course; the combination of water and sky is very pleasing. Still, my favorite photo is the one showing the cones and branches. The play of light on the cones and the presence of old needles both help to make it an appealing shot.
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Thank you! I also thought that the pine cone was somrthing special.
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I did enjoy these, very much! In the third shot, you superimposed that dead limb very cleverly, I blinked at my first glance, because it seemed like a second reflection of the hillside behind it, that’s neat.
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It is certainly a beautiful place Peter — though it does look very cold! Thanks for sharing it with us
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We definitiely live in a four season country, where winter takes a prominent place here.
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Wunderbare Bilder, lieber Peter, ganz besonders das letzte hat es mir angetan, eine schöne Dynamik hast du hier festgehalten!
herzliche Grüße
Ulli
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Vielen Dank! Das erfreut mich sehr, liebe Ulli, Hast du den Sturm oder gar Orkan gut überstanden?
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Ja, es hat zwar in der Nacht von Montag auf Dienstag sehr beängstigend gerappelt, dafür ist aber dann eben doch alles heile geblieben. Darüber bin ich sehr froh! Auf meiner Fahrt heute ins Tal sah ich allerdings einiges an Windbruch. Es scheint, dass die Bäume hier sehr gesund sind!
Liebe Grüße
Ulli
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Ah, your wonderful arrow lake … The cones are an eye catcher … but the last photo made me look several times. To me it looked as if there were mountains hanging in the air, but in the end I could see that it was dead wood. You got me there … again … 😉
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It is part of the giant root that caught my eys in this composition.
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Spectacular views – I felt like I was there with you and your wife. What I love most about photography is its ability to stop time, preserve moments that will never be again.
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Such clarity! You can feel the icy purity of the water.
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Thank you, Amy!
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Your impressions of the first sunny day are most beautiful, Peter, they are strong and picturesque. May I send you some sun from California.
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That would be appreciated, Cornelia.
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I am glad you and your wife were able to reach the lake. It would have been a shame to miss these beautiful sights!
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Thank you, Tanjja!
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What a wonderful place, Soul rests there. It was a great joy to see your beautiful photos. Thank you.
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Beautiful landscape, as always. My personal favorites? The first and second pictures!
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Thank you, Arv! Your comments are always appreciated.
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Those are such beautiful and peaceful photos! And I’m impressed you braved below zero temps to take them!
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Thank you, Ann!
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The colours seem darker than usual. Perhaps the influence of the season. For us in Delhi, an unusually harsh winter, for Delhi, seems to be giving way to an early spring.
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Beautiful landscape of Arrow lakes. It’s beautiful in each season.
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Thank you, Nurul!
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tremeneous last pic! very irritating 🙂
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