Snow Envy
I’ve posted a few new pictures from our recent adventures in the snow here.
Austria
The hills are alive
Austria, land of snow and cake
The weather has been pretty incredible lately. We still have a ton of snow on the ground and it’s a crime to squander the midday sunshine indoors. When the cloud cover burns off, around noon, we head off to play outdoors for a few hours. The days are getting a little longer, but there’s a …
Schneebericht
You’ve been wondering, I know, if we have any snow left. I think this picture, taken today on the road to the Spechtensee, should answer that question.
Juice
Every two weeks or so a farmer drives up in his truck. He rings the doorbell and shouts in the entry of the house: Apples! Pears! Dried fruit! Pumpkinseed oil! I stick my head out and tell him I’ll be right out to get some juice. It’s one euro for a liter of organic apple …
Skiing. Snowshoeing. Scenery.
If you’re not sick to death of pictures of J. and I frolicking in the breathtakingly gorgeous outdoors, you can take a look at the new photos I added snow days album (here) from our day out on Sunday, during which we went snowshoeing AND skiing, both. We are learning a lot about taking pictures …
The Harper’s Index of Snow
Feet of snow outside my front door: 4Feet of snow up in the mountains: 16People trapped at the Planneralm resort: 500Helicopters used to evacuate them to the base next to our house: 17Level (from 1-5) avalanche alert for the last 48 hours: 5Cows killed in yesterday’s local avalanche: 6Barns destroyed: 1Pairs of snowshoes parked by …