Ok this photo was not taken in Friesland... but it really made me laugh. A dad on the ice on a segway towing his son along on a sleigh.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Wow! It's the 3rd weekend being able to skate!
Friesland is being treated to ice at the moment and quite a lot of days with sunshine. In fact last month (December 2008) had twice the average sun hours. That does people a lot of good. It's the third weekend being able to skate. We expect it won't last until next weekend. But we've been lucky with such a long spell.
If we are very lucky we might get another cold spell before the end of next month and an 11 city skating tour. They are very rare these days, but that does not stop people from hoping :)
Friday, January 02, 2009
'De Rie' in Gytsjerk/ Giekerk
I got a chance to get out and shoot some photos of the skaters today. fresians love skating and go into a sort of 'cloud 9' when it gets cold. Add sunny days and long shadows. It's beautiful. This photo was taken about 60 to 90 minutes before sundown which explains the colours. We are not expecting an 11 city skate race just yet, but now that the waters are really cold, if we get another good cold spell we could get lucky.
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