Long Icicle...

One of the last icicles hanging on for dear life from the roof of our porch. This one was over a metre in length!

The large icicle hanging above our stoep.

Patriotic Snowman...

I built a little snowman before all the snow melted away with the warmer temperatures on the 19th of January. I don't think Riaan was too impressed with my snowman though! Indeed, the last snowman I built back in February 2015 was far more impressive!

 My patriotic little snowman.

Riaan was not too happy with it, though! :)

Snow Day...

We received more snow a few days after the events of my last post, and these snow showers added several inches of snow to the existing snow-pack. I was working at the Pharmacy at the time, and was able to snap the following photos with my phone. Our parking lot (at left) was completely covered with snow!

 View looking towards the Odon Library.

 The car I'm currently driving was frozen...

 As was the down-pipes for the gutters.

 View looking over the frozen pond.

Winter Storm...

We had our first proper winter storm of 2018 earlier this month. We had windy conditions with freezing rain and sleet throughout the night, and then it snowed the next day, creating a beautiful winter's atmosphere. It did also create a bit of a mess on the local roads, I might add.

 Odon Main Street looking west. That's ice and sleet - not snow.

 The Odon Pharmacy, where I work.

A skid-steer loader clearing the front parking lot, after the snow had started.

 Our gravel road is barely visible in this photo looking east.

 A large tractor with a snow plough rumbles past.

 Riaan enjoying a ride in his little sledge.

Amazing ice crystals on frozen blades of grass.

Corn Field Photos...

Over the course of several months last year, I would walk outside to the same spot at the same time every week. Here I would take a few photos to show the progression of the corn (mielie) field as it grew soon after being planted (May) right through to harvest-time. (November.) It's interesting to see how the field and surrounding scenery progressed as the seasons changed.

 View looking west.

View looking south from the road.

Walking on the Pond...

We walked out onto the frozen pond recently. It was sunset after a cold day and it was fun to get outside as a family. We didn't stay too long outside, however!

 Walking along the edge of the pond.

 Family selfie.

 Frozen bubbles in the ice.

The frozen pond after sunset.

Ice Fishing on the Pond...

Riaan and I bundled up and went outside this past Saturday, 6th January. We went and watched our neighbours ice fish on the frozen pond. We both enjoyed seeing the fish being caught through the hole in the ice. :) And if you were wondering, the ice was a solid eight inches (or twenty centimetres) thick!

 Riaan investigates the hole in the ice.

 Bluegill fish lying on the ice.

Fishing through the frozen pond.