It doesn’t happen very often, in fact I’ve never seen it before, having missed it two years ago when it thawed before I got there. The river Thongue/Tonga has frozen. In the bright sunshine it’s the only visible sign of the cold weather, but the wind-chill in the north wind is bitingly cold and the temperature didn’t rise above zero while I was out this morning.
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It looks like a beautiful river and amazing that the ducks don’t seem to mind the cold water!
Yes, but I suppose ducks don’t have much choice!
Looks beautiful – imagine how cold it must be for a moving river to freeze!
I think the unusual thing this week has been temperatures below freezing during the day. If it’s only at night, as often happens in winter, the ice doesn’t get a chance to form.
I hope the frigid temperatures that have befallen much of Europe haven’t damaged your area’s crops, in general, or on your property’s garden(s). Nothing worse than a severe drop in temperature after the plants have begun to bud.
Luckily in this area I think the vines and olive trees – the main crops – will be OK as they haven’t really started growing for the spring yet. Everyone here talks about 1956 when there was a much later frost, at the end of February and beginning of March, that killed a lot of olive trees, although they do grow back again eventually, but it takes many years.
Amazing photos, I have to say I am not surprised it is mighty cold at the moment! Diane
Yes, it’s much colder further north, I know!
Beautiful pictures, and now that you’ve seen it the river doesn’t need to freeze ever again!
That’s how I feel – I don’t really need to see this again!
Got to say that you’re doing all right down there. In the Vendee we got -10 and just about everything is frozen. Nice pics.