1st February 2024 It was another grey day but I'd mentioned that we had not been up to Carter's Pond recently, so when my driver suggested we "pop up" there, well, why not? After all, the snow would be gone again soon and I wanted to see the pond iced-up. . No, we didn't get … Continue reading “Don’t touch”
Tag: ice
Unique
1603/2nd January 2024 This morning was more wintry . Dee Dee was unimpressed and Willow got inside the firescreen to warm up. As if they would otherwise be frozen. The fireplace works much better since the removal of the fake logs. . When the fire refused to stay lit, Grant took it to bits to … Continue reading Unique
Nuts?
0710/17th February 2022 Yesterday afternoon Grant took me to an eye appointment, re-scheduled due to a recent ice storm. Rain which had been forecast was just arriving, but fortunately not in the predicted torrents. Our lane that takes us to the main road was a muddy mess and on either side, the fields had turned … Continue reading Nuts?
Not yet Spring
0657/3rd February, 2022 What a treat to rush outdoors at dawn and not have my fingers immediately turn to ice, even though I had not stopped to don my polar gear. There was a much more cheerful song coming from the bushes where the DD birds were waking to such a balmy morning. Of late … Continue reading Not yet Spring
Surprise?
Domestic Snow Leopard A slightly balmier temperature this morning encouraged the walkers to make a short sortie: Grant was off on a shopping expedition that held no interest for me so I declined the offer of escort duties. After all I had an outing yesterday and I wouldn't want to overdo things! There was no … Continue reading Surprise?
Illusions
20th March 2021 The Polar Cap is not melting, I've decided, it's just shifted to Cambridge and is currently situated above the flower bed I was hoping would produce Spring flowers. That is not going to happen anytime soon, obviously, as one cannot even chip away the ice. I don't think I've ever seen anything … Continue reading Illusions
And the melt goes on…
4th November 2019 "Did you sort out that lens?" asked Grant as we fed our little darlings this morning. Lucy was a little impatient as I fiddled with the camera: "Stop messing about", she said! My answer to Grant was "no", to Lucy "yes, alright, alright", as I continued taking pictures. No, I haven't mastered … Continue reading And the melt goes on…
February
0745/11th February 2021 Time seems to be getting away from me at the moment. These pictures were of the last snowfall which didn't amount to much but I was captivated by the way the rising sun lit up the tiny flakes. Those really are snowflakes, not dirt on the lens! It was quite glorious that … Continue reading February
Sparklers
My prayer flags 30th January 2021 The leaning tower of Cambridge. I wasn't going to post this picture because the angle is off. It isn't really leaning that much, but I'm becoming obsessed. I see a man with a big mouth and a pointy nose, wearing a cap. I was going to name him... ...but … Continue reading Sparklers
Bye bye 2020
Dawn, 30th December Dark clouds moved in early, yesterday. Dissipating the loveliness of dawn and bringing sleet and freezing rain late last night. . It was as if that cloud swallowed up the sun. Leaving us with a grey old day. Not such a pretty picture for New Year's Eve. A bump of snow remains … Continue reading Bye bye 2020