Winter Scenes

2012: 150th Anniversary of the Railway

A train appears out of a snow storm hauling logs.  A lot of the Finnish network is electrified but happily for the photographer this is not one of them so no pesky electric lines.  The loco number is 2631, a mixed freight and passenger diesel engine. Nice to see the beware of trains sign still shows a steam loco.

1972: Cornelius Krieghoff Death Centenary

  Just the place to be on a winter's day, The Blacksmith's Shop, where one could keep toasty warm by the forge.  The Dutch Canadian artist Cornelius Kreighoff was inordinately fond of winter scenes and he painted many featuring both the lives of the settlers and indigenous people.  The 'It's About Time' blog  features a selection under the heading "Snow in the Countryside" here

Someone well equipped for a Canadian winter is 

1981: Canadian Endangered Wildlife

the bison whose coat is so thick that snow can cover their back without melting.

2011: Wildlife in Norway VI

and this Norwegian Musk Ox coat looks even more luxurious.  It shares with the Yak the distinction of having the longest fur of any animal.

2013: Europa Postal Vehicles

My postman has only recently changed out of his 'summer' shorts so I think he would be quite at home in the snowy wastes of Russia driving this sleigh.

2015: The Snowman and the Snowdog

and enjoy taking time out to play catch with the Snowdog 

An entry to Sunday Stamps II theme - Winter Scenes - for more snowy vistas travel over here