Fog and Frost at Nicholls oval

johnboy 18 May 2012 18 May 2012 3

fog and frost

Shaun has sent this stygian scene in with this note:

Risked frostbite of -4.2 this morning while walking the pooch for this

We’re putting the fogs and frosts of 2012 together so email yours in to images@the-riotact.com .

Here’s the slideshow so far.

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3 Responses to Fog and Frost at Nicholls oval

carnardly 4:05 pm 18 May 12

It was very “Jack the Ripper” ish along yarra glen this morning too.

Overheard 3:33 pm 18 May 12

poetix said :

There should be ghost players running around out there. I am amazed at all these brave photographers.

Looks like something that could be the setting for the last stanza of ‘The Geebung Polo Club’ (the only Australian poem I can recite from start to finish — learn it when you’re 11 and it stays with one for the next 35 years!)

poetix 3:00 pm 18 May 12

There should be ghost players running around out there. I am amazed at all these brave photographers.

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