July Competition – Winter Memory Lane | Page 2

Viellarde · Jul 13, 2025

I'm sorry I can't join in these memories of cold, snowy winters. My winters were spent swimming in blue lagoons, trying to catch crabs before they disappeared in their holes, checking rock pools for whatever creatures were stranded there, and not a single camera in sight.

Skydiver · Jul 13, 2025

When they were little, we took our children, (who had never experienced snow) to England to visit the grannies. We stopped on the motorway for a break, and there was snow all around. Only 1 problem!! We forgot to tell them it was cold! They dashed over to look at it and got a nasty surprise when they tried to pick some up! That was the last time they ever saw snow!! 45 years later and they still remember that trip!

Phyll · Wednesday at 10:27 AM

Snow , lovely to look at but in reality cold wet freezing stuff.

Iggydi · Wednesday at 4:07 PM

Littleboy8 said:
that reminds me of my backyard in Tassie when we were snowed in with tourists. The kids were bored so we got out the boogie boards we had and used them to slide down the bumpy garden. Lucky there was a hedge to stop us or we’d have ended up in the creek. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

And the creeks are Bl**dy cold down there. I slipped down a bank while fishing for trout.

AsterRuby2022 · 2025-07-20T09:06:52+1000

This beautiful frozen Rose in a park in Mudgee

June E · 2025-07-20T10:55:33+1000

I grew up in England and had my second child in winter. We had big prams in those days, and the shops were a half hours walk away. I still have vivid memories of walking through snow pushing a pram to do the weekly shop, boots, gloves Scarves heavy coat and my hands and feet were numb ! One of our reasons for leaving England was to escape those awful winters. I have lived in Queensland now for a number of years but when we get a cold snap here I don’t like it but always remember those freezing winters in England in the 60’s.
Sorry no photos we didn’t stay outside long enough to take them

Jest · 2025-07-20T16:56:54+1000

i wish i could show a photograph. I lived in a very small township in NZ called Lumsden, we were about an hour from Queenstown.
We used to have snow most winters. Can I please assure you it is very pretty when it is virgin snow but, when it gets to the sludge it is far from pretty. I prefer the Icy conditions when the icicles hang from the trees, the sun is glistening and I am playing golf. OH! for those past days again. Now they are in my memory bank.

Jest · 2025-07-20T16:58:46+1000

Yesaus# said:
"My favorite kind of winter day., "Making memories in the winter sunshine., "Just enjoying a beautiful winter scene., "Winter perfection., and "Soaking up the winter sun..

are you a real senior?

Jest · 2025-07-20T17:00:55+1000

SirExton said:
I do a lot of volunteering on the Sail Training Ship Leeuwin2 in Fremantle. On Christmas day I relieve the crew so the can spend their Christmas with their families. This is me as Santa, with a couple of my helpers.

good santa.

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