It keeps on snowing in Zoetermeer

It snowed the whole night and a large part of the day. We should not forget that we are still in the fall. The official winter still has to start. It seems like we are living in Austria, Switzerland or Canada. But no, this is our garden in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands. A country where it normally doesn't snow. We received about 15 cm in one day.

Het heeft de volledige nacht en een groot deel van de dag gesneeuwd. We mogen niet vergeten dat het nog herfst is en de winter nog moet aanvangen. Het lijkt wel alsof we leven in Oostenrijk, Zwitserland of Canada. Maar nee, dit is onze tuin in Zoetermeer, Nederland. Een land waar het bijna nooit sneeuwt. We kregen vandaag 15 cm op 1 dag.







Previous Zoetermeer article: Tommie in the snow last year

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The first snow on December 1, Munich

It is only December 1 and the snow is already there. In Munich it kept on snowing the whole day and this was the result. Cars completely covered in snow. Luckily my flight back home to Amsterdam was not cancelled. Grab your warmest cloths, if this is a taste of what we will get during the winter, you will need them.

Het is pas 1 december en de sneeuw is reeds daar. In München bleef het maar de hele dag sneeuwen en dit was het resultaat. De auto's waren volledig ondergesneeuwd. Gelukkig werd mijn terugvlucht naar Amsterdam niet geannuleerd. Grijp je warmste kledij, als dit een voorsmaakje is voor deze winter, zal je het nodig hebben.




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Snow in Les Baux!

In Provence, early March usually heralds the beginning of the outdoor cafe season. Instead, we got snow. A Marseille-based photographer who goes by MarcoVdz took this great shot in Les Baux, using a Nikon D5000 and Photoshop 7. You can see more of Marco's dramatic Provence photography, with and without snow, on his Flickr page and on his website. [Disclaimer: Marco took this photo in January...

The Cocktail Drinkers' Guide to Gardening: January

Born in Hampshire, England, James Clay is an artist and sculptor who settled down (somewhat) in St. Remy close to 20 years ago. Over time, he lovingly created a gorgeous one-hectare garden filled with fruit, palm, pine and olive trees (he has 60 olive trees, all of them transplanted), plus many varieities of bamboo, flowering plants and shrubs. There are few things James loves as much as

Sous La Neige!

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Snow in Zoetermeer - Tommie

It's snowing in Zoetermeer and Tommie our dog really enjoys it. In some places the snow is more than 30 cm deep. To my knowledge this is the first time we have so much snow.

Het sneeuwt in Zoetermeer en Tommie onze hond geniet ervan. Op sommige plaatsen is het meer dan 30 cm diep. Voor zover ik weet is dit de eerste keer dat er zo veel ligt.