My #SilentSunday was a hike a long the small creek called Fruens Møllested Bæk in northern Vejle, Jutland, Denmark.
This area is full of water streams of different sizes, and I came by the ruins of the old watermill.
We have finally had a decent snowfall hear in January, so it almost feels like the old Danish winters we had when I grew up.
@randahl “Finally, we had real snow here in January; it almost feels like the old Danish winters of my childhood.”
…that must have been ordered by Trump. 😉
👌 really nice area!
@randahl Good to know the beck thing. Lots of Scandi words in the former Danelaw.
@randahl it's not a rule set in stone, but for your information the culture for #SilentSunday is that you put a picture without any words. Hence the "silent". You can put a bunch if text in the alt text though. Have a nice evening.
@reynir when I was in my twenties, I had the habit of constantly talking about “the rules”, until someone a lot older than me one day said “live and let live”.
Not knowing what that meant, I looked it up, and suddenly I realized that more often than not, all those “rules” are not so important for everyone to have a wonderful life.
@randahl sure. Enjoy your freedom.
@randahl Lovely photographs Randahl. With all of the awful news in the world today connecting with nature affords an opportunity for regaining psychological balance.
And thank you for your accurate and impartial reporting on world events.
@michaelormsby that is exactly why I hike. Out there Putin, Trump, Orban, and Xi are a million miles away.
I love this place because it is so quiet. You can hear the occasional Eurasian jay, and some Goldcrests, but other than that, it is only the creek and the wind.
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@randahl here's some of the pictures I've taken in øst Himmerland
@rasmus91 Clearly, Himmerland is way colder than Vejle. You guys still get the winters we used to see. Of course it also helps that I am on the east coast with all of Jutland slowing the wind from the west.
@randahl i grew up in Thy
I remember a single time the temp reached -20 during a blizzard. I went for a walk with our Labrador. We had the time of our lives, until i sank into a drift up to my armpits. I called her over (they have webbed paws and do not really sink in the snow) and grabbed her collar, and told her "moosh" and she pulled as hard as she could, getting me up just enough that I could worm my way back to where it was just knee deep....
@randahl that sort of weather is uncommon in the extreme anywhere in Denmark though.
