The rivers are frozen! (TONS of pics)

[Kirsten]

The cold here in Germany is so extreme this winter that even the rivers started freezing, something that didn't happen for years in my area. For that reason, I took photos today, but the photo tour ended with the rescue of a swan who was frozen on the ice. Will post about that in another thread.

Here are the pics, hope you enjoy them. :)

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[Kirsten]

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[Kirsten]

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Kirsten

[Barbara]

Fantastic pictures!
These are great- and it is even colder up there where you are than it is here.
What river is it? The Fulda, the Werra or the Weser?
Here the lakes are nicely frozen and everyone skates and plays ice hockey but the rivers are not in the slightest.
The poor duckies will get cold feet.
Hope you had a nice hot chocolate after your photo expedition.

[Randi]

Wow, what beautiful pictures! And you live in a really nice area. :) I hope you briught some bread for the ducks. :p

[Kirsten]

Thanks. :) Yes, I got really cold fingers from taking the pics! LOL

Barbara, it's the river Fulda, but only 100 or 200 metres before it unites with the Werra.

Randi, I should really do that! When I was down there today, several people came with bread to feed the ducks. They looked like they played ice hockey with the crumbs. Looked funny, but I'm sure this weather is no fun at all for all these birdies.

Kirsten

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Fantastic pics!! All lakes and some rivers are frozen here too! We used to live right in front of a popular lake (Overmere-Donk), and today my son and his girlfriend went iceskating on it!! It is +/- 16 km from where we live now.

[Sirrahsim]

Your pictures are beautiful!!

It lookes WAY too cold for me:eek: I hope that Spangdahlem won't be that cold when we move there next year!!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Wow, Kristen! What beautiful pictures!!

[chocolatepuppy]

Beautiful pictures! It sure does look cold!

[Catlady711]

Gorgeous pix! And your neighborhood is beautiful. Wish my city was so photogenic, well it could be if you like signs and power poles. lol

Thanks for sharing. I'll bet those ducks were a bit baffled by the ice if they're not used to it. lol

[Giselle]

Such beauty!!! Nature is absolutely breathtaking. Those pictures of the icicles and ice formations are just beautiful!

[DJFyrewolf36]

Beautiful! Those poor ducks are thinking "What in the H*ll are we still doing HERE?!?!" lol

[momcat]

Kirsten, in your hands a camera never fails to produce a breathtaking work of art! I love winter and your pictures were a wonderful treat!
Thank you for sharing your extraordinary artwork. Once you warm up could I ask you to give Luna and Lily plenty of lovies from their fan in Trenton?

[Kirsten]

Thank you! :) It's getting a bit warmer now, so I guess the ice has started melting.


Once you warm up could I ask you to give Luna and Lily plenty of lovies from their fan in Trenton?

Sure I will! :) I'm sure they'll love it! :)

Kirsten

[lvpets2002]

:eek: WoW it sure looks Cold.. AnyOne tell those Ducks not to walk on ice & not to swim in freezing lakes..:D The Pics are so Great.. Its for sure mother nature at her best..

[Sonia59]

Awww, beautiful! Poor duckies, they should have cold feet...

It's been pretty cold here too, but certainly not as cold as where you live. At the coldest we had -12 during a night. It snowed on Monday 5th and since it started freezing. Yesterday the temp was over zero for the first time and everything has melted in one day.

[Kirsten]

Yes, it's been really cold. It's warmer now (but still with snow and ice outside), but now they've predicted storms...

Kirsten