Yeah, I did think that was pushing the definition of ‘log cabin’ a little. And I guess not quite dark enough for true dusk? Going to have to go hunting some deer for that extra point since I doubt we’ll be getting the gritters out again now the temperature is in double figures.
AND, there’s a jetty (towards the left of the photo) AND some boats on top of the ice (does that count as frozen in?) AND a WWII submarine - what more could you want?!
This is Suomenlinna, Helsinki, a sea fort built across a handful of islands accessed by ferry. The fort was started by the Swedes in the 1740s, but has also been in Russian and Finnish hands. It’s been a Finnish submarine base, and while it’s no longer an active military fort, there’s still a Naval Academy here.
These days it’s a UNESCO World Heritage site, and makes a fantastic day out, even in the snow and ice when some of it is inaccessible. And, for somebody who’s never seen frozen sea before, the ferry ride was pretty special too, with the chunks of ice clattering down the side.
Hmmm, we’ll, since more snow is looking unlikely, here’s my #27, Scene Worthy of a Christmas Card. It was taken the same time as the snowy field, and I’d hoped for something “more”. It, here it is, North Oxfordshire in the snow.
Can’t believe I’m talking about Christmas in February!
I’ve just done my first tilt&shift edit following another thread about it. Might just be me, but the more I was looking at the end result, the more I thought that I’d happily put this on the front of a Christmas card.
I took it at the end of January at an estate near me in East Ayrshire.