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r this time of the year as they thrive and fill pots with…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*QTNxBGoPhtfVu5puE_Oubg.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="88bc">I hope my lettuce plants, growing from older plants, won’t suffer much:</p><figure id="8752"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*YNWmXyuznoLjHZJ6a-weVg.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="5e89">Want more winter?</h1><p id="1d8f">Here are some selected stories, and check my profile for more:</p><div id="1457" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/winter-hike-around-zermatt-5ac7c0c5eea4"> <div> <div> <h2>Winter hike around Zermatt</h2> <div><h3>At the heart of the Swiss Alps in Canton Wallis (or Valais in French), Zermatt is one of the most important ski centers…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*xZ0v_D9EwGEdZZqEMPkq7A.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="aca1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/downhill-biking-after-days-of-snowstorm-295f041ce68c"> <div> <div> <h2>Downhill biking after days of snowstorms</h2> <div><h3>After a gentle climb warming up muscles, then around one hour of cold hitting my face as I went downhill through a…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*J8SRkMRlWx6YJ6WTGvYCMw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="bcbb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/early-winter-hike-to-the-zinal-glacier-6e8137964573"> <div> <div> <h2>Early winter hike to the Zinal glacier</h2> <div><h3>Short chronicle of a recent hike through rocks, snow, and ice up to the ice cave at the downstream end of this glacier…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*V6I_f8etgQFxlyjLZDAKIA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="0ba9">Or rather want more spring?</h1><div id="4aab" class="lin

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I just loved this effect! This and all other photographs by author Luciano Abriata.

SPRING REPORT WEEK 6.2

Spring snowstorm!

Without any doubt, the highlight of this week was the snow, especially after two months of sunny, barely cold winter.

Just a week ago, I was posting this:

Which included this picture:

The weather forecast now looks like this:

Barely 5 degrees Celsius, and yes, a lot of snow even here by the lake. Actually, it has snowed the whole day today. This created a not-so-common spectacle (at least at these latitudes and heights) of flowers mixed with the white icy water:

Primroses

Don’t know their names, but they never fail me in March-April

Vincas

Pansies

I hope my lettuce plants, growing from older plants, won’t suffer much:

Want more winter?

Here are some selected stories, and check my profile for more:

Or rather want more spring?

www.lucianoabriata.com I write and photoshoot about everything that lies in my broad sphere of interests: nature, science, technology, programming, etc. Become a Medium member to access all its stories (affiliate links of the platform for which I get small revenues without cost to you) and subscribe to get my new stories by email. To consult about small jobs check my services page here. You can contact me here.

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