Our own Per Svangren is in search of snow in Stockholm.
When I was a child there were always white winter. The snow cam e in December and stayed until April. The lakes were frozen and when we had winter breaks from school we always would go sking or skating. Nowadays , this is only possible on man-made ice rinks and ski slopes.
Is this true or is it just my imagination?
If you study statistical figures, you can see that the average temperature in Stockholm is getting higher and higher. During the last 250 years it has raised over 6 degrees. So it is not just my imagination.
This year we got our first snow in November and it stayed only a few days. After that our next snow was last week and this time it is still on the ground. The reason for this being the -10 degrees celsius outside. Today we are seeing above zero temperatures and the last of our friend , the snow. So we will say goodbye for now and wait to see if we will get anymore this winter.
I must mention that there is plenty of the white stuff in Northern Sweden. At least my countrymen and women living in the north are able to enjoy the spendid joys of Winter.
In celebration of our love of snow we have created a group on our flickr account. Please upload your photos to share with us how you spend your time in the snow or you wonderful landscape shots of snow. Anything snow goes. Just click on the flickr icon to find us.
