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We've been cut off from the rest of the world since Thursday. It's not that there is too much snow – it's too warm and the wet, heavy snow turns into something akin to mud. It's 8 kilometres back and forth to the only store in the area and the chances of getting through in any of the cars we have left are poor (the 4WD was supposed to be fixed last week but wasn't). This is nothing to worry about – we have enough food supplies for at least two weeks, we have power, water, and internet.

This Acer rubrum disrupts the basic colours of our forest. It's an invasive species here in , but we won't cut it down. We're an invasive species here too.

Brave little spider, weaving its web in hope of catching some food. Low chances – it's the end of December and the 4°C temperature is a fluke – it will soon get much colder.

Bruno inspecting the . We have thaw and snow is slowly melting but at temperatures around 4°C it will take many days before it disappears.

When you don't have thick fur you need an ugly coat to keep you warm in freezing temperatures.

One of those neighbours whom we really like. They don't bother us, we don't bother them.

Pietruszka is checking the site of last night's incident for damage to nature.

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The way back wasn't so fine. Picture taken in approximately the same place as the one at the beginning of this thread.

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Have to slow down a bit – I don't feed our neighbour's dogs only to run them over now. Slowing down is tricky – I might get stuck in the snow.

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This is how today started – on me way to another installation, still a few hundred metres from home.

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