Winter

Finally the winter is really here. –15 centigrade and sunny nice days and snow! Here is some photos from the past few days.

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First a cool cloud formation from Kirkkonummi

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A curious blackbird peeking from behind a tree

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A great tit (talitiainen) going for the seeds

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A fieldfare (räkättirastas) sitting on a branch

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Looking quite fat and happy aren’t we 🙂

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The sea is freezing up finally

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There was some beautiful ice crystals near the stones

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They were quite peculiar

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Like giant snow flakes at close

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Razor sharp and cold but very pretty

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A forest of shapes

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This one looks almost like a sailboat

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Rose hip under the frost flakes

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Nice contrast against the sun

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And to conclude this long post a nice view of the winter sun through spruce branches