The winter weather has provided ample opportunities to work undisturbed in the “digital darkroom”. Focus right now is to create new works for the approaching Easter exhibition at Skogdala. However, a look out over the sea made the temptation to take out the camera prevail.
The dark grey sky is covered with thick clouds and the water along the horizon is almost black. The water surface is covered with white patches of ice. Further inland, there is a thick ice floe that slowly bobs up and down in time with the sea’s swells. Closest to the shore, the ice is tightly packed with a wavy, uneven surface. Thoughts inevitably go to the Arctic ice expanses. Out at the ice edge, the sea continues to push up new ice while parts of the ice edge “calve” and fall into the water. It is a few degrees above zero, so the ice is softening. It is best to be careful where you put your feet. It is an awesome scene, but it is difficult to capture in the flat poor light.
The weather forecast indicates increasing winds from east to northeast; sharply falling temperatures and more snow. SMHI has issued a yellow warning. This weekend there is some sun on the weather maps. It will be very exciting to see how this develops.
The last time we experienced a similar ice phenomenon in Hanö Bay was in 2018. Then we were able to walk on the unevenly packed ice about 100 m out from the shore. Maybe it will be just as spectacular again…