Friday, 1 February 2019

winter skywatch

At the start of the week we were waking to crisp, frosty mornings
and the promise of sun that never lasted for long.

A pheasant in the orchard looking for windfalls.
But this morning we woke to a different scene. I went round the garden with a soft sweeping brush banging the snow from bushes and branches so that they wouldn't be damaged by the weight of snow. 
We've had about ten inches or so and it embarrasses me that the country seems to fall apart every time we have a bit of weather like this. My father used to put chains on the wheels of his car in snowy conditions and always got to where he was going, slowly but safely.
It's a rather leaden sky for Friday Skywatch because the snow continued to fall for much of the day.
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13 comments:

  1. Tom Stephenson1 February 2019 at 16:15

    A month too late, but welcome nevertheless.

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  2. peppylady (Dora)1 February 2019 at 16:56

    Is that garden. Most people around my area has big fence around garden or deer will eat up the garden.

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    1. Share my Garden3 February 2019 at 11:33

      We do get deer leaping into the garden from time to time and eating very well. Young chard leaves are a favourite, although they will try a nibble at anything!

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  3. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe1 February 2019 at 18:55

    We haven’t had great amounts of snow, but lately, we have had snow every other day. It isn’t that much to shovel but causes lots of traffic accidents on the roads. We had a fifteen minute, white-out squall the other day and it caused a 26 car pile up. I remember the chains but we are not allowed to use them anymore because it tore up roads.

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    1. Share my Garden3 February 2019 at 11:36

      What a pile up. The road through our village was like an ice rink, but no problem at all on the main roads, they are well gritted and salted.

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  4. Rain 2 February 2019 at 07:19

    The photos are really lovely. Snow...well, I can say I've finally had enough of it for this season!

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  5. Spare Parts and Pics2 February 2019 at 12:55

    Beautiful snowy scenes!

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  6. isabella kramer - veredit3 February 2019 at 01:51

    Such lovely garden views! So is always so romantic seen in a beautiful garden.

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    1. Share my Garden3 February 2019 at 11:38

      Hello, Isabella, pristine snow with a dressing of sparkling frost is always a lovely sight.

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  7. Mussen3 February 2019 at 16:29

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