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Winter pics
About this design:
I was working on several pieces this weekend, but I didn't finish anything. Thought I'd share some winter pics instead. (There are more on my blog if you're interested. See my profile.)
Components:
Lots of cold and snow!Additional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Jan 10, 2010 at 1:21 pm #
K H says:Winter looks so much prettier in Finland than in St. Louis!!!!
It’s a whopping 15* here right now. I have been stuck in the house most of the weekend with no inspiration to get anything done! 
On Jan 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm #
Little Round Chick says:Love your components.
On Jan 10, 2010 at 2:22 pm #
Arja A says:Nice pictures!
On Jan 10, 2010 at 3:10 pm #
Dragons Chicky says:Oh my! What is all that white stuff??
On Jan 10, 2010 at 5:18 pm #
Harmony on Strings says:Now THIS is white stuff, and that is a six foot fence it is against
On Jan 10, 2010 at 5:30 pm #
Dora H says:beautiful….burr…
On Jan 10, 2010 at 5:31 pm #
Judith Ann Boyer says:HOLY SNOW!!! I THOUGHT WE HAD ALOT HERE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN….:)
On Jan 10, 2010 at 6:20 pm #
Queen Ann Designs says:These pictures are the reason I like snow, but not when you have 3+ feet of snow on the ground and the snow days at school are adding up and making for a longer school year. But I love your pictures!!!!
On Jan 10, 2010 at 6:22 pm #
The Dud says:Dare I even tell you that it was in the mid 70s in Southern California today!
On Jan 10, 2010 at 7:02 pm #
Jewelry by Shannon says:Wow, your pics are stunning!! SLS
On Jan 10, 2010 at 7:19 pm #
Faithful Chick aka Faith says:The snow pictures are wonderful Gunilla, and Harmony on Strings. This just serves to remind me of why I moved to Florida. It took me several years to drive past someones drive lane and not think to myself, “Boy I wouldn’t want to have to shovel or snow blow that quarter mile out in winter”. LOL
On Jan 10, 2010 at 7:37 pm #
Steph says:They are awsome now you could make cards and send them to people.
On Jan 10, 2010 at 7:39 pm #
Vampire Chickie Ravin says:Oh! So beautiful!!
On Jan 10, 2010 at 11:24 pm #
ChickyD aka Debra says:Gorgeous snow pictures, Gunilla! No snow here in Central Texas…just the cold. Again, such lovely photos!
On Jan 10, 2010 at 11:51 pm #
K H says:Define “cold” Chicky D – last night it went below zero in St. Louis – fortunatly today it warmed up a bit, and at the moment it is still 20*. They say that it will be warmer and raining by the end of the week. The only good thing about the cold snap is that the ground is frozen, so the baby doggies aren’t tracking in mud.
On Jan 11, 2010 at 12:13 am #
Faithful Chick aka Faith says:Mr Murphy cat doesn’t understand the cold. He sits sometimes all day on the screen porch. I am letting him out when he yowls every so often in the day but not very long Maine Coone cats are a cold hardy breed but he has always been inside.
I started this comment to tell you I used to breed doxy’s and they lived inside we started with mom and dad and kept 1 from 2 litters. Oh boy do I miss puppy breath. It is better than children because mommy dog has the worries to an extent. LOL
On Jan 13, 2010 at 8:10 pm #
Elaine aka Belly Chick says:Beautiful post-card perfect pictures!!
On Jan 15, 2010 at 1:50 am #
Gunilla B says:Thanks everyone! It was “only” about -13*C when I took these pictures and we probably don’t have more than maybe 50 cm (about 2 feet) of snow, but it’s quite a lot for the South of Finland.
On Jan 15, 2010 at 2:00 am #
Faithful Chick aka Faith says:Beautiful Beautiful pictures. Love your blog.
On Jan 17, 2010 at 4:35 pm #
Sali Jo GemsChica Chick says:Gunilla your snow pix look like what I saw in MinneSOTA this past month. Beautiful! BUT COLD!!! When it is 0 degrees….what is that???? 0 degrees????????????? oh well…It got to -18 at night…but we went out when it was 6 and it seemed ok if you had enough clothes on…..when we got back to the Atlanta airport we had to wait outside in an open area for our ground transportation…it was prob 40 something and that was the coldest I had been in a month of 0′s!!! It is all in the humidity. Anyway….lovely fotos.