Winter 2005/2006

seldom seen like this

groynes

snow covered dike in front of our house 1

dike with snow 1

snow covered dike in front of our house 2

dike with snow 2

snow covered dike in front of our house 3

dike with snow 3

snow covered dike in front of our house 4

dike with snow 4

Eileen built a snow angel

Eileen's snow angel

the ground from top

ground from top

the compost maker was occupied

compost maker covered by snow

neighbor's pear tree

neighbor's pear tree

our car is underneath the snow

Car

action on the roof

somnambulist

the bird house 1

bird house 1

the bird house and clothline

bird house2

the bird house 3

bird house3

the roof

roof

The winter of 2005/2006 was exceptional for the amount of snow that fell. Under normal conditions north German winters are typically "dirty" but we don't always get snow; this time we had a real "whiteout".

Usually we get heavy snow in conjunction with strong winds caused snow drifts, which on one hand makes car driving an adventure and on the other hand helps to improve one's fitness through all the shovelling!

At the start of this winter the winds were calm, and when the snow did fall it was extremely wet snow which produced some bizarre looking "sculptures" as it built up on, and around, everyday objects. For instance our clothesline was "sheathed" in snow giving it an imposing appearance.