Winter has come. It began snowing right after winter solstice and we had a full snow cover since December 22nd. A short spell of warmer weather turned the surface of my driveway partially into ice. Since temperatures are supposed to stay below freezing, I will have to cope with the ice for a while.
I got used to it by now.
Another daily routine is to start the wood stove first thing in the morning. Removing the ashes, splitting wood, hauling wood. In the quiet out here, that is almost a meditation.
Even snow shoveling is kind of fun, especially since the ATV with the snow plow works again: https://youtu.be/naNhzwYyGTE
At midwinter, the sun does not even reach the top of the trees. I filmed it coming up in the morning. A short video clip on YouTube shows it at 50-fold increased speed: https://youtu.be/hoy6RFlqxSU
The snow is hard on the animals
While we have several bird feeders, deer struggle to find food: https://youtu.be/2FHbrC6vYsw
Christmas time was rather cosy
We visited friends and were treated to ducklegs with dumplings and a traditional swedish “Julbord”.
Here some more impressions
