An elevated view captures a snow-covered urban landscape in Hamar, Norway, under an overcast sky

An elevated view captures a snow-covered urban landscape in Hamar, Norway, under an overcast sky. Numerous residential buildings with pitched roofs, uniformly covered in thick white snow, dominate the midground. A prominent light blue-green wooden house with multiple white-framed windows is centrally located, with a lighter grey house partially visible on the far left. In the mid-right, nestled between snow-laden structures, a yellow compact excavator with a dark boom and bucket attachment is parked on a cleared patch of snow. No operator is visible. Deciduous trees, bare of leaves, extend dark, intricate branches across the right foreground and midground, contrasting with the light sky and snow. In the background, a wide body of water, likely Mjøsa, appears dark blue-grey, stretching horizontally across the horizon. Beyond the water, snow-covered land or distant hills are faintly visible, blending into the pale, cloudy sky. A tall, slender reddish-brown industrial chimney rises above the rooftops in the right-center, near the horizon. No individuals or specific activities are observed. The scene depicts a quiet winter day with a consistent layer of snow blanketing the environment.