Pushing the limits

Yesterday the temperature dropped down to minus 25 C

In the frosted early morning.

I went out on the ice – but stayed out way too long –

One and a half hours… With no breakfast.

Bright view copy

Came back with a frost damaged face

And spent the rest of the day in bed sick.

Just goes to show that you shouldn’t

Be bound by your limits —

But you should know what your limits are!

Thank you in advance for your kind comments – I won’t be replying to them today

As I need to recover.

Frozen

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70 thoughts on “Pushing the limits

  1. O my goodness! I did not realise that this could happen! But I guess frost on the face is like a burn! And that can make you sick too! Hope it all settles soon for you! Love the beautiful photo of all that snow touched with light and a beautiful dog clearly enjoying the moment!

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  2. Geez ! minus 25 ° C ! The maximum we ever had in the middle of Belgium was – 15 °C ! With these temperatures you have to cover your face like a bank robber, black and only the eyes visible ! We had – 6° this morning which is already quiet cold because some people are not equipped for such temperatures ! It also snows and we are stuck home !

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  3. Hope you feel better soon. Gosh, that temperature is brutal. I was sick a couple of weeks ago too, and I’m sure it was due to being out for several hours photographing egrets on a cold, damp day. Take care!

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  4. This has happened to me more times than I can count. If only we could magically transport ourselves back to our warm home the moment we realize we’ve overstayed our endurance! It’s the trek back that gets us. 🙂 You and Oscar stay cozy and feel better soon, and meanwhile we’ll enjoy your beautiful snowscape photo and what you suffered to get it!

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  5. oh, dear lady – it was nice to catch a glimpse of you, but so sorry it is for showing off a frost-bitten face!

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  6. Fiona, I’m so sorry, but honey, that weather is not fit for man nor beast for longer than 15 minutes. Your photos show the brutal beauty of the cold. I hope you feel a lot better really soon. That face is too pretty not to protect it!!!!

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  7. I thought you’d have learned from my own mistakes! I’m still recovering from my Jan 3 fiasco! Hope at least Oscar didn’t freeze his feet. Feel better soon. Apply lots of non-allergetic lotion to the face. It takes awhile to heal!

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  8. Skriver på svenska eftersom jag läser att du bor i Sverige och översätter böcker. Fantastiskt fina bilder du har i den header! Förmodar att du bor i norra Sverige. Underbart att se hur solen lyser och att snön ligger vit. -25 är verkligen kallt. Här Göteborg hade vi -11 igår, men idag bara -4. Hoppas du återhämtat dig!

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  9. Haven’t had frost bite in years. Hurts like……well you know. Arctic blasts, give beautiful light they can be silently dangerous.

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  10. Oh goodness! That is dangerously cold to be out for so long. I hope you are okay.
    We’ve got down to 20 below F (I think that’s about 29 below C) for a couple days and not expected to even reach zero F for days. It can look beautiful and sunny, but it is downright crispy out there. Be careful!!

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  11. Oh dear Fi. Lesson well learned? Thanks for passing on the warning. Hope you are feeling better now. I liked your track in the snow photo – Dave

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  12. There is a time I thought I was only going to be a few minutes and end up being outside for sometime. However I was not able to stand such cold as minus 25 C! I just can’t imagine what minus 25C is like. Please take good care of yourself. Keep my fingers crossed you’ll get well soon.

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  13. Oh yes, it looks very cold indeed.;) Hope you have recovered by now.;) Snow covered landscape is stunning though, I rather take the cold and the sunshine, then grey dreary weather – at any time.;)
    xoxo

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