Love the blue perspective and I can understand your blues...the more I look, the colder I get! You really have it hard! Hope you have something green or some flowers inside the house!

26 Jan 2008 11:12am

@Japanalia: Thanks a lot Gabriela, luckily for me, I have an excellent imagination ;)

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Lorraine, the blue is beautiful. This is a wonderful shot! You can see how the wind blows there!

26 Jan 2008 11:37am

@Betty: Thanks so much Betty, yes it's pretty in blue...and the wind, it blows lol ;)

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Yes, and a sad blues too because it's missing its boats...

26 Jan 2008 11:46am

@Illuci: Yes, yes it is...very observant of you Erik lol Thanks a lto!

Forouz from ., Germany

This BLUE is wonderful, I want to EMBRACE it... Nice one Lorraine...

26 Jan 2008 12:02pm

@Forouz: Nice thing to say Forouz, I'd be willing to embrace anything gree ;)

Hans from Heiligeneich, Austria

I like the sky. Looks like a very cold and frosty day - but I would prefer to be there in summer...Awesome colours!

26 Jan 2008 1:40pm

@Hans: Thanks so much Daughter of Hans ;) your English is perfect !

Hans from Heiligeneich, Austria

my daughter write for me ;-)

26 Jan 2008 1:44pm

@Hans: And she did it very well too....your English is better than you think, what matters is getting the message across :)

MJ from Delaware, United States

I can feel the wind chill.. It is beautiful..

The children are eating a rice and stew usually or a gelled cereal like our cream of wheat.

26 Jan 2008 1:50pm

@MJ: Thanks a lot MJ....for a second I thought you were referring to my photo and it kind of threw me....I got it, and thanks for the response to my comment on your blog ;)

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Lorraine, I love snow scenes like this. But not having to live in it 24/7 makes it easy to appreciate the beauty more; the cold and pain of shoveling and bundling up to go outside becomes an abstract. Unfortunately for the winterbound, you've gotta live it every day until spring. You guys up north are truly hardy souls.

26 Jan 2008 1:54pm

@Viewfinder: Vf, thanks, too much of anything for too long can get annoying, but hey I appreciate the sympathy lol

Hans from Heiligeneich, Austria

sorry, "wrote" for me ;-)))))))

26 Jan 2008 2:18pm

@Hans: don't worry about it Hans :)

kurt from Austria

excellent shades of blue - must be cold but great to take a walk there.

26 Jan 2008 2:26pm

@kurt: Hi Kurt, thanks a lot, I've always enjoyed the cold...in the beginning lol

MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States

Marina? Where is the flippin' water?

Even in all my years in the central USA I never saw scenes like this. Gosh, it looks so... bitter.

I really like this image. You have captured that freezing northern winter light perfectly.

26 Jan 2008 3:10pm

@MontereyJohn: The flippin' water is under the flippin' ice lol and thank you so much :)

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

now i am beginning to appreciate tropical countries like the one i live in dear.I admire you,must be real hard and i hope green comes soon.brrr.

26 Jan 2008 3:41pm

@tyan: Oh yeah...I've had my fill, but February is a bit easier, then March is the month of storms, then April is rain and then not-so-suddenly, Spring lol

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Cold, crisp, and a wonderful image of those beautiful blue winter skies with that pure white drifting snow. Very nicely done, Lorraine!!! (but it's making me shiver just thinking about standing there!! LOL)

26 Jan 2008 4:29pm

@amy: Thanks so much, I love the snow really but I've had it, and usually I don't get fed up before March...Ah!

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Blue color for snow and ice : a really beautiful shot.

26 Jan 2008 5:12pm

@Calusarus: Hey thanks a lot Calusarus...I appreciate the visit :)

Porcsin from Debrecen, Hungary

Brilliant image!
I like this white in tha ground, in the frozen lake and in the sky, like clouds! Some parts of them are white! Nice! ;)

26 Jan 2008 5:19pm

@Porcsin: Thanks Porcsin, I'm really eager to see green again :)

Luis Rodrigues from Lisbon, Portugal

So lovely Lorraine!! Well done ;) Thanks for all your wonderfull comments, sorry for not comment so much your wonderfull photos :(

26 Jan 2008 6:08pm

@Luis Rodrigues: thanks so much Luis, don't worry about it ;)

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

You manage to make these cold and frozen spaces look so inviting and colourful, another superb shot lorraine.

26 Jan 2008 7:08pm

@Richard_Irwin: thanks Richard, it's very appealing through my lens lol ;)

Brites from Lisboa, Portugal

Excellent tones Lorraine!

26 Jan 2008 7:49pm

@Brites: Thanks a lot Brites :)

Janice Thomson from Courtenay BC, Canada

Yikes - very cold looking with this color although stunningly beautiful. I see we are all in for it across Canada the next few days. Bundle up ma chere amie!

26 Jan 2008 8:52pm

@Janice Thomson: I can still appreciate winter through the lenses, but that's about it lol Thanks my friend :)

laughingwolf from Canada

brrrrr but only two months til spring! ;) lol

26 Jan 2008 10:35pm

@laughingwolf: Oh I hope so Wolf :)

Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom

Hi Lorraine...I was just thinking of you today when I noticed that our first snowbells are now flowering in the garden. You mentioned that you have 2 more months before Spring!...oh my!

27 Jan 2008 12:28am

@Ian Bramham: Snowbells, really? ahhh how lucky lol, I wouldn't mind a few photos on the subject ;)