10 January




winter in my town


We had some pretty cold temperatures last week -cold enough to turn the water in the sound to slush and create an icy sea fog.

this week it got even colder and the Atlantic ocean that flows into Broad Sound froze.

Frozen waves of salt water!!

not something you see every day.


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Dog beach has a little boat that has washed up on shore


i'm not really sure how this has happened


perhaps it washed up with the storm tide and then was stranded

when the tide froze

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the downton abbey season started this week

love this

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my family came over to celebrate my daughter's birthday

we had chocolate fondue

lots and lots of fun

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i have a two interim classes 

so school started for me this week



Comments

  1. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪10 January 2014 at 02:43

    Yes , you would be hard to imagine. I was in freezing Canada for 2 winters. I don't want a freezing winter now.

    My weather is like San Francisco.

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  2. Hootin Anni10 January 2014 at 06:45

    Cold enough to freeze the sea...now THAT is cold. Golly. It's hard to fathom, and here I sit complaining about the 40 degree cold weather we're having in south Texas. I'm ashamed of myself now. I hope you're able to stay warm inside. That image you shared of your home town is just so unimaginable. I'm glad you shared it tho, it's an eye opener!!

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    1. GingerV13 January 2014 at 09:25

      I stopped over at your blog, nice photos. We are neighbors. with your love of birds you should visit ..... http://holdingmoments.blogspot.com/

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  3. Dianna10 January 2014 at 06:48

    Love your photos, especially the little boat. Hope its owner finds it one day...
    (Visiting from Nancy's)

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  4. Suse10 January 2014 at 07:33

    A frozen sea. That is quite amazing!

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  5. E.liza"BETH"10 January 2014 at 08:53

    wasn't Downton Abbey great? do you have a favorite character? i really enjoy Maggie Smith. she is the greatest!! so funny too. ( :

    www.elizardbreathspeaks.com/

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  6. Snap10 January 2014 at 09:13

    I love Downton Abbey and I'm looking forward to Sherlock. I remember living on Galveston Island on a saltwater lake. It doesn't freeze often on the island, but I was there one year when the saltwater lake froze. Amazing! Love the little boat. Happy Birthday to your daughter. Happy Friday.

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  7. Lynn10 January 2014 at 09:17

    Oh I love that poor little boat photo-I always wonder where these things that are washed up on the beach come from, I prefer your beach like this rather then like the other day...

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  8. Latane Barton10 January 2014 at 09:20

    I am just starting Downton Abbey and love it. I really enjoyed the documentary they showed on the history of the castle they film Downton Abbey at. You know, that helped me understand the story line and characters a lot.

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  9. Anonymous10 January 2014 at 09:32

    Wow, what a neat thing to see ... frozen salt water waves! Thanks for sharing.

    Birthdays are celebrations of those we love and should be special. Glad you had a fun fondue party. Sounds yummy.

    Good luck with your classes.

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  10. Brian Miller10 January 2014 at 09:59

    the frozen ocean is pretty amazing actually...and the ice formations on the rocks...wow...very cool...its was frigid here too...

    we will start downton abbey's new season this weekend...have it on dvr....

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  11. Lisa10 January 2014 at 10:01

    No, frozen sea water isn't something you see every day! Sort of adds to the random theme?! I missed Downton Abby last week so I'm already behind!

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  12. Inger10 January 2014 at 10:22

    I am glad Downton Abbey is back, there's not that much good stuff to watch on TV. It's hard to imagine frozen waves in the Atlantic, that must be something to see.

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  13. Karen10 January 2014 at 10:48

    Beautiful light in your first photo! I just started watching Downton, I had to get filled in watching the other season's episodes!

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  14. Kim Cunningham 10 January 2014 at 11:02

    That frozen slush water is amazing! Great capture! I, too Love Downton Abbey! Still mad about Matthew, though. ;)

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  15. diane 10 January 2014 at 14:51

    Brrrrr ... it has been very cold here in CT, too! Crazy cold!
    We get a break tomorrow with temps reaching 54* and rain instead of snow!

    Happy New Year!
    diane @ aug's blog

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  16. DawnTreader10 January 2014 at 15:09

    That really looks ccccold... We're having an unusually mild winter here - rather dull from photographic point of view!

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  17. Rose10 January 2014 at 16:35

    I hope that boat just got loose from somewhere else and was not there from an accident.

    Love Downton Abbey, too...wondering when Bletchley Circle will begin again...

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  18. Ruth Kelly10 January 2014 at 16:39

    It looks so much colder than us but I think that it probably is a lot colder. We are sheltered by the Rocky Mountains from the freezing arctic winds. I do not know one person who does not like Downton Abbey. It is one of my favorites.

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  19. Nancy10 January 2014 at 16:53

    I know the cold must have been hard to take, but the frozen ocean is fantastic to see!

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  20. Dotti10 January 2014 at 17:18

    This looks like New England, I love the stranded row boat. I think row boats make a wonderful photographic subject. And I simply cannot get my head around frozen saltwater waves! Have a great weekend!

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  21. Sarah Huizenga10 January 2014 at 17:31

    Love the photo of the boat. Froze salt water would be very interesting.

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  22. ~JarieLyn~10 January 2014 at 19:33

    I don't think I"ve ever seen ice or snow near the ocean before. It has been rather cold in places this year. Great pictures.

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  23. Jill Foley11 January 2014 at 11:21

    Beautiful photos!

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  24. Unknown11 January 2014 at 13:27

    Great shots here especially the one with the little boat. Will yes Downton Abbey is quite a topic of conversation. Love it too. It is about 45 in Ky. now.

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  25. J912 January 2014 at 22:36

    Frozen seas make me cold right to my bones! The lonely boat is beautiful.

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  26. Barb12 January 2014 at 22:47

    Excellent shots, but, my goodness, its cold!!

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