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22-MAY-2010 © MiekeWAMinkjan

23 Frost

Melbourne, Australia

When I woke up yesterday morning half of the garden looked white. An unusual sight for this part of the world I’m living now.

My strongest memory of frost is that one day cycling home from work in the winter from 1985 my ears got frozen.
And of course that very cold winter in 1963 when the world's largest and longest speed skating competition, the Eleven Cities and leisure skating tour, was held in the province of Friesland, Netherlands on my birthday.
When I was a child I had to walk around in the winter with wooden shoes with straw in it.
But still I got very cold feet and nearly frozen toes.
I do not like the cold weather.

Hoar frost refers to the white ice crystals, loosely deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form on cold clear nights when heat losses into the open skies cause objects to become colder than the surrounding air.

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Jola Dziubinska24-May-2010 00:44
It's good you now live in a warm region of world, Mieke.
Frank Brault23-May-2010 23:26
Wonderful memories and a fine photo.
Cindi Smith23-May-2010 14:22
Love the memory you shared. Wooden shoes with straw...can't think that that would be comfortable but have an image in my mind. Stay warm, Mieke.
LynnH23-May-2010 14:21
I don't like cold weather either! I grew up in a cold climate but move here to a hot one when I was 28. Love the memory, it recalled some of my own.
Stephanie23-May-2010 09:27
I am picturing you wearing wooden shoes stuffed with straw ~ now that would be a really cool photo memory!
Stay warm Mieke! :)
borisalex23-May-2010 06:09
Lol@ Franz! :)! I can imagine that you hate the cold, me too! This may is already over and we had such low temps, only today and yesterday we have sun and ca. 20 C.!
Kathryn23-May-2010 05:59
Our time for the hot sun, cracking flags here yesterday.
franz23-May-2010 05:37
Frust durch Frost! BV Mieke
carol j. phipps23-May-2010 03:49
Yes, I imagine it was a shock! Keep yourself warm.