Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Winter Walking at the Weekend


I wanted to look at the wintry Gulf of Finland, the gulf of the Baltic Sea. In the summer I often swim and sunbathe on the hot yellow sand there, my summer house isn't far from it.
It was 10 a.m. A frost was -10 C (14 F) and have been hard to take photos: luminosity was low, the temperature was quite low for my camera.
The bright orange sun rays have made their way through the clouds. 


This area of the Gulf of Finland was covered with ice. If you look at the horizon, you can distinguish the dark spots. These are fishermen. In next picture, the figures of fishermen are larger. 

 
They've come to ice fishing early at the weekend morning, done holes in the ice, put their fishing rods and sat, waiting for the fish to catch. New flocks of titmice flew in to feed, they had noticed the rest of the autumn red apples in neighbors' gardens, seeds and berries in feeders.


In cold days titmice really need of unsalted bacon piece and neighbors have hung a small piece to feed them.


It was nice, but cold day; after lunch I met my neighbors with their pets. The pets were all well dressed in coats, woolen socks and even running shoes were on the dogs' feet. 


63 comments:

  1. Hi Nadezda! I hope those fishermen caught some fish through the ice. If it were me out there on the Gulf, my toes would freeze!
    The dogs look cute. The little birds must be brave to stay around in such cold weather. It's nice that your neighbour feeds them.
    Thank you for sharing these photos. Scenes of conditions I've not experienced. Hope you are cosy and warm in your home.
    Betty

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    1. Yes, Betty, fishermen catch some fish but as usually they count it "in tails" not in kilograms :0)). So to know how much fisherman caught is impossible! My home is warm, and the weather got warmer too, -3C. Thank you!

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  2. Lovely winter scenes of ice and sun and clouds --- and ice fishermen on a cold cold day. It all looks peaceful.

    Thank you for nominating my blog --- it's an honor!

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  3. Oh my, that water looks cold. It's interesting that it warms up enough in summer for you to swim in! The dogs are very cute and the titmice are adorable! What sweet little birds!

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    1. Outlaw, The Gulf of Finland is not deep. At a distance of 100m from the shore it is shallow and water warms up quickly in the summer. Thank you!

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  4. Beautiful winter pictures, but it will be very cold. Especially the titmice are lovely, I never get them on the photo, they are too fast and I am too slow. Haha, a dog with running shoes, anyway they will need something on their feet for the cold I suppose, they look funny.

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    1. Titmouse is poor fellow, has one leg and another is ill (on the last photo to apples). Don't know what happened with him. Thank you, Janneke!

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  5. Lovely photos for winter !Your walk seems wonderful .Thank you so much for your kind words and it is a honour for me that you challenged to answer !Have a nice week !

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  6. Ha tenido que hacer un frío tremendo, por lo que observo en tus imágenes.Yo el frío lo aguanto poco por lo que soy incapaz a lugares con un invierno duro.

    Me alegro de que tengas buenos recuerdos de España.

    Un beso.

    http://ventanadefoto.blogspot.com.es/

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    1. Perdoname, que mis fotos te hicieron frio. Es que yo estoy acostumbrada a tal pequeno frio, solamente -3..-10 C.
      Espana me gusta mucho, estaba alli algunas veces y cada vez me gusta mas.
      Gracias, VENTANA DE FOTO!


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  7. Welcome Nadezda.
    Beauty, boundless winter.
    I'm charmed by it.
    Great pictures.
    Your post made ​​me happy.
    Thank you very much.
    I send greetings.
    Lucia

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    1. Lucia, I'm glad you liked this boundless winter, thank you!

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  8. Awesome pictures, Nadezda! I like John Nettles too! Do you remember him from Bergerac?

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    1. I liked John Nettles firstly in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' and then in 'Midsomer Murders' Thank you, Satu!

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  9. Your little feathered and furry friends are just adorable.

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    1. When I come to my winter and snowy garden I love to meet dogs, cats, birds and people there. All are friendly. Thank you, Hillary!

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  10. Hallo Nadezda!I realy enjoyed your beatiful pictures with the fishermans ,and those amazing little birds!!Those dogs look cute!!I am an Aquarian too!!!I want to thank you that you chose me for the challenged to answer these questions !I appreciate it!!I'll do it in my next post!!Thank you for your kind words!!Wishing you a warm and lovely week!!
    Dimi..

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    1. I'm glad you liked the questions and will answer. It's interesting to know more about my friends bloggers. Thank you, Dimi!

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    2. Dear Nadezda,i did the post and i answered all your questions !!Thank you for this challeng!!Hope you are well!Wishing you a lovely evening!
      Dimi..

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  11. What a lovely collection of photos you have for us today, birds and dogs and fishermen :-) Beautiful! Thank you for challenging my blog, I will respond in a post soon.

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    1. It was a one day walk, my camera worked and its battery was not frozen, so I could post these photos. Thank you, Helene!

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  12. Interesting post. I really like it.
    Super blog. Yours. ^ ^

    Have a nice day. ;)
    + Welcome to my blog.
    If you want to put it in your followers.

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    1. Patrycja, I've read your blog, nice photos.
      Thank you, I'm always glad to see new faces!

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  13. The Gulf of Finland looks just as it should in winter. Cold, snowy but beautiful. I loved the little doggies in their cute coats! Thanks for recording your weekend walk!

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    1. In winter when the Gulf freezes, it seems as I stand in the middle of the desert but not on the sand but on ice and a lot of water under you.Thank you, Astrid!

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  14. so nice! birds en dogs.... groet, Diny

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    1. Diny, thank you! I hope you haven't the problem with your computer now.

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  15. I've seen those fisherman only on TV. Just thinking about them makes me cold. Hope they got a big catch! How lovely the birds and dogs are!!! Come to think of it, dogs need shoes in such a cold weather.
    And Wooow! I'm excited to be nominated!!! Thank you!!! You like hydrangea the best, so do I:) Ok, I'll respond in a next post.

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    1. Keity, especially the little dog are sensitive to cold and frost. But in these warm clothes and shoes they can walk in any weather. Thank you!

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  16. Brrr! It sounds really cold. I'm glad you're staying warm. Take care.

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    1. Grace, you're lucky, this winter in UK is as spring, it's very mild.The winter here is as always, we used to be in such winter weather. Thank you!

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  17. Oh, it looks cold - but the little dogs in their coats are so adorable! The birds are cute, too. I've only ever seen ice fishing on television. It would be a fun experience to have.

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    1. Holley, the ice fishing would be very cold experience for you! I'm glad you're back to blogging. Thank you!

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  18. Nadezda, your second picture is beautiful, the colours are so soft and blended, like a painting. I love the little birds you have photographed, all puffed up against the cold. What is it that the bird is holding onto in photo #6? I would love to put out fruit for the birds if I knew they would eat it :)

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    1. Rosemary, the birds are cold, today is -18 C (-1 F). So the birds need some fat food and people hang up little pieces of unsalted bacon for them. Thank you!

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  19. Hey. I saw you inside with Dimi (my blogven)
    Incredibly beautiful pictures you show love nature images.
    I have a photo blog address. www.hbt.finus.dk if you would like to see a little from Denmark.
    Wish you a good weekend :) Hanne Bent

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    1. Hanne, thank you for dropping by!
      I'm glad you liked my photos.
      I'll visit your blog, thank you.

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  20. I love how the bird puffed up into a little fluffy ball of pom-pom. The dogs are so well dressed. I rue the day when the owners start to put branded clothes on them.

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    1. I think the most clothes are home made. The shoes are bought, sure. Thank you!

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  21. Great description - Beautiful models.
    You are very well laid in the image area.
    Greetings Eko
    Finland / Lapland / Kuusamo
    http://eskoalamaunu.blogspot.fi/

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    1. Eco, thank you for stopping by! I will read your blog too.

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  22. Hello Nadezda girl !
    These pictures were wonderful ... I love the sun setting on that huge open , frozen landscape !
    All the bird pictures were wonderful and I have never heard of hanging some bacon out for the birds that is so unusual! .. love to see the little dogs with their jackets and boots on .. too cute.
    Now I know some things about you ! .. My son is the same sign ... and I enjoy the same music !
    This was a fun post : )
    Joy

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    1. Joy, here some people hang the piece of bacon only in very cold weather, the last days we had -18 C. As the bird can't eat salt, so the bacon is unsalted. I'm glad you love the same music and my character is similar to your son! Thank you!

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  23. Good evening Nadezda.
    Thank you for your compliments on my blog. Unfortunately I can not upload the Google Translator on your page! It does not work. I'm sorry.
    Tak for dine smukke billeder. Det er første gang, at jeg ser en hund med løbesko på fødderne.
    Ha´ en dejlig aften.
    Hilsen Aase Marie.

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    1. Thank you, Marie, I will try to translate copying by hand.

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  24. I love the wonderful snowy pictures, wow, they are so cool, I live in the united states in Southern California, no snow...lol...it was 82 degrees yesterday...love your little sweet doggy and his sweet sweater...

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    1. Phyllis, you're in a such warm climate! Send us some more warmth. Thank you!

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  25. Hi Nadezda, The views of the frozen Gulf of Finland are beautiful pastel studies that look peaceful and serene. The poor little birds look so cold! It is a wonder they survive the weather extremes of winter.

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    1. These birds, titmice, usually live here all year around, they can survive with the help of people. Thank you, Jennifer!

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  26. I love how creative your neighbors were with the plastic bottle bird feeder. That's a great way to recycle. What a beautiful sunset! :o)

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    1. Oh, Tammy, you noticed this bottle! I wanted to buy a feeder and chose it a long time. Now it's in my garden, has a shape of little house, made of wood and plastic. But my neighbors are creative people and didn't choose feeder. Now the empty plastic bottle has its second life on a branch of a tree. Thank you!

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  27. Great photos, I love the little shoes on the dogs feet, very cute.

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    1. Thank you, Karen, I love your new blog title!

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  28. I love the phtoto of the sun rising over the ice. And your bird reminds me of the American chickadee, but a little more colorful!

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    1. Thank you, Jason! I tried to write my comment on your blog, but unfortunately world press doesn't permit me without login.

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  29. Your neighbor's dogs are very cute. Love the boots!

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