Columbia Ice Field

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It was not until our driver and guide commented

that this was snow, that I thought…

 

…we may be in for a white stop.

There had been around 30 cm of snow

overnight and it was still falling.

Falling snow was a definite first for many of us.

I think it would be fair to say that many

of us had never seen…

…let alone ridden in, these vehicles.

 

From there on we walked up the Athabasca Glacier…

Another aspect of this visit was that it was

the Middle of June.

The sun should have been shining.

Recording the event was high on

our list of priorities also.

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The morning we set out to visit the

Columbia Ice Fields and Athabasca Glacier,

in Britsh Columbia,

Canada…  

 

…were not expecting to see freshly falling snow.

 

It was totally unexpected 

in the middle of June,

by locals and tourists alike.

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One Word Sunday Challenge:…Unexpected

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Cee’s

Black and White Challenge.

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Up close to a fire in sepia…

 

…and a bit further away in Black and White.

 

Melbourne ice rink.

Ice in the gutters…

 

As we were nearubf the Columbia Ice Fields

in Canada’s British Columbia, it could almost

have passed for a Christmas scene.

However, it was mid-June.

 

Snow flakes on the wind screen.

 

Finally, something that needs to be cold,

a tub of ice cream.

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Cees-BW-Photo-Challenge:…Hot-and-Cold-Items

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snow globe

a small glass domed object containing a model of a scene
and filled with liquid with white particles in it that
when shaken look like snow

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My first thoughts were of the day in 2018

we visited the Columbia Ice Fields

in Canada.

It was my first experience of

freshly, falling snow and…

…on that June day, it felt like we

were in a snow globe.

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RagTagChallenge:…Snow-Globe

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Columbia Ice Field

British Columbia

Canada

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 I choose Canada’s Columbia Ice Fields as

my subject for this week’s challenge…

 

…as  many of my images also depict greys

among the white snow.

 

While freshly, fallen, silent shrouds of snow

were/are a novelty for this blogger…

…the greyness of many images was also noteable.

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My first Cosmic challenge

Even though it was mid-June there was unexpected,

from everyone’s point of view,

snow falling on

Canada’s Columbia Icefield

before and during our visit.

Whilst snow is not unheard of in Australia,

it was the first time I had ever experienced

falling snow.

 

These are more like winter woodland scenes…

 

…from South Western

Victoria.

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CosmicPhotoChallenge:…Wk11

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advertisement

a notice or announcement in a public medium
promoting a product, service, or event
or publicizing a job vacancy.
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A billboard which made me shudder

every time I sighted it.

Thankfully, Dr Snip no longer

advertises here.

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blanket

cover completely with a thick layer of something.
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As the morning progressed

it soon became obvious…

 

…even to those who had never seen

fresh snow, that the surroundings of

Canada’s Columbia Ice-Fields

were covered in a blanket of fresh snow

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