Tag Archives: Snow

The Antarctic feel

Posted on April 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Punta Arenas is the closest a big city gets to Antartica. The implications of that fact are nowhere felt better as on the top of the Cerro Mirador, the mountain overlooking the city. I have to admit the weather conditions in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Antarctica, Chile, Extreme, Nature photography, Photography, Snow, South America, Subantarctic, Travel, Travelling, White, Wildlife, Winter | 3 Comments

I spy a little guy

Posted on April 5, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

40 centimeters of snow. An angry wind that cuts through ten layers of clothes. Icy rain every two hours. The circumstances at the top of the mountains in Punta Arenas are far from ideal. And still, surprisingly, there was some … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Animals, Ecology, Fieldwork, Mammal, Mouse, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, Snow, South America, Travel, Wildlife, Winter | 5 Comments

Beauty and difficulty

Posted on April 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

A quick report from the field, where adventurers are made! While last year on the third of April, temperatures in Punta Arenas were a nice and sunny 14 degrees, this year brought us… snow! We drove up the mountain to our … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Chile, Ecology, Fieldwork, Forests, Hiking, Nature photography, Photography, Punta Arenas, Science, Snow, South America, Travel | 8 Comments

A touch of colour

Posted on February 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I do not often get the opportunity to see the effects of topography on microclimate as clearly as this time (only here!). I am studying its nature and impact on the vegetation, but knowledge on the microclimate is mostly based on measurements, as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Climate, Ecology, Forest, Hiking, Hoge Kempen, Microclimate, Nature, Photography, Science, Snow, Tourism, Winter | 2 Comments

It has begun!

Posted on January 30, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I was walking through a snowy forest, this morning, hands hidden deep in the pockets. All of a sudden I saw something that lightened my heart and made me shout: ‘it has begun!’ Every winter, it is waiting for this first … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Flowers, Forest, Garden, Nature, Photography, Plants, Seasons, Snow, Spring, Winter | 10 Comments

The blanket removed

Posted on January 8, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Earlier, I was so positive about the effects of snow on my little plants trying to survive the colds of winter. How the white blanket would protect them against the unbearable frost outside. The benefits from this free winter protection however seem … Continue reading →