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Cheryl Magyar's avatar

Wishing you a beautifully slow year, full of sunrises and all the pleasures of strolling quietly through nature.

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you, Cheryl, that sounds lovely, wishing the same to you! 🌿

Hayley's avatar

Beautiful! 💛☀️

Sophie S.'s avatar

Really showing the beauty of winter with those photos 😍

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you, Sophie, and that was even before the lovely snowfall started. Now it's really a winter wonderland here which has become rare over the years. ☃️

Sophie S.'s avatar

Yeah I heard there's quite a thick layer of snow, definitely been a while since there's been that much snow

Csermely Szilvia's avatar

Beautiful post, Claudia! Wishing you a wonderful 2026!!!

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you, Csermely, wishing you a wonderful new year too! ✨️🌿

Csermely Szilvia's avatar

Thank you!! ✨️✨️✨️ Enjoy the snow!

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

I am, thank you! 🥰

Hilda Scheenstra's avatar

This is so beautiful Claudia! The pastel, cold morning, being in solitude and the sun rising… Sometimes I can't even handle these moments of beauty. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos 🙏🏻🩵❄️

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you so much, Hilda! I know what you mean, there are moments I feel so moved by the beauty of a moment or sight, there's so much emotion, I don't know how to process, feel or express it in that moment, it's almost too much. (But I love it regardless.)

Hilda Scheenstra's avatar

Yes, this exactly 🙏🏼

Clare Louise Larkin's avatar

I love the photo of the path with the trees Claudia and how beautiful you see the sunrise. I too love sunrises, they bring such promise to a new day. Thank you for sharing ☀️

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you for reading, Clare! 💛 That's so true about the promise to a new day. Wishing you a lovely Sunday and hoping that the long awaited snow has found you too. 🤍 (It's gorgeous here, we haven't had that much snow in years! At least 15 centimetres, kids were out with their sleighs and I had a lovely two hour walk in the morning. Beautiful! In the afternoon and the evening I watched the seemingly endless snowfall from the warmth of our living-room. Mesmerising! The very best evening activity you could wish for. ☺️)

Clare Louise Larkin's avatar

It is forecast for tonight Claudia! We have a beautiful hoar frost this morning and the perfect pink sky ✨

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Beautiful! 😍

Choosing Peace's avatar

This is beautiful, Claudia. I love frosty mornings with the crunch of frozen grass under my feet. The sun is always beautiful at that time of day as well. I hope you have a wonderful 2026. Thank you for your lovely calm posts, which are a pleasure to read.

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so glad you enjoy my posts, this really means a lot! 💫💛☺️ Wishing you a wonderful new year too, may there always be time for beautiful nature moments in the mornings!

Wendy Peterman's avatar

Yummy! Enjoy!

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you, Wendy!

Catherine's avatar

''smiling and saying a brief hello when we meet, but with no intention of stopping to chat'' the best kind of people! Thanks for sharing your beautiful words and images💚

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

They are, aren't they? I'm so glad you feel that way too. Thank you for your kind words, Catherine! 💛

Saved by Grace's avatar

Gorgeous! It's a similar morning here today too. Living in a marina at the moment means all the narrow boats are covered in frost and we have to be careful stepping off the boat onto the wooden pontoon. The marina is in the middle of the countryside and the skies around here are huge, so we get some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. There's a small wooden building here that the community use for get togethers and I've just done my yoga practice in there. It's really cold first thing, so I have to wear several layers of clothing + socks and gloves, but it's quiet and there is an electric fire I can switch on. These things all lend a sense of peace and calm to our day Claudia and it's lovely to get a sense of where you live. Thank you for sharing your writing and photos. Have a lovely day 💫💛

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you, Karen! 💛 That sounds like a beautiful place to stay for the time being. Huge skies are wonderful, I always enjoy landscapes who have room for those, nothing to speak of that blocks the view, and a feeling of vastness that gives a new perspective on our lives.

I'm looking forward to take a longer walk at the weekend as we have had quite a bit of snowfall yesterday and there's more coming up, so I'll definitely enjoy the winter wonderland while it lasts. ☃️

Enjoy your calm and peaceful time, Karen! 💫

Tony Mette Aamodt's avatar

Beautiful to read this Claudia and I know why… because you capture the same magic I see and feel. Nothing can be more calming and soothing than a sunrise and frost. I am indeed a morning person. I love sunrises, the quietness. It makes me happy every single time✨💫💟 Thank you for sharing🙏🥰

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

Thank you, Tony, I'm so glad you can relate and feel the same. ☺️ Wishing you many lovely, soothing sunrises at winter's time! I'm looking forward to be out today early again because there has been quite a bit of snowfall yesterday and it's meant to snow even more the next days, so that's a treasure I can't resist. ❄️

Tony Mette Aamodt's avatar

The Winter came with snow and cold here in Norway too. The Northern wind is making the temperature increase ( how it feels) with double Numbers. This morning -8 degrees, feels like -16🥶🥶 wish you wonderful winter days Claudia💙❄️☃️

Claudia Kollschen's avatar

That's really, really chilly! 🥶 Hope you can enjoy snow and winter regardless. ☃️

I enjoyed Saturday a lot with a two hour walk in the morning when the snowfall had stopped, and watching the seemingly endless snowfall in the afternoon and the evening from the warmth of our living-room. Much better than any movie or tv show could be! 😍😄 It's been years since we've had that much snow. I love it!🤍

Tony Mette Aamodt's avatar

I enjoy it, but the icecold Northern wind is a bit of a challenge😌