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Tag Archives: snow
Snow horses
It feels like a long-ago memory now, but what may be our only snow of the Winter was only a couple of weekends ago. While the snow was crisp and fresh in the morning, by lunchtime the thaw was already … Continue reading
Snow Day
Last weekend we had the first proper snow this Winter. It wasn’t going to hang around for long, so we were out of the house by 8.30am. Our first proper Snow Day in our new home. A short walk was … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about
Tagged allotments, County Durham, Crook, geese, mining, Roddymoor, snow
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Sunrise and sunset
Today was a treat for two reasons: we had both a sunrise and sunset, and I was actually up and out of the house in time to see both. I can’t think of many reasons to enjoy the short winter … Continue reading
Posted in Cloudspotting, Uncategorized
Tagged altocumulus, clouds, goldfinch, reed bunting, snow, sunrise, sunset, virga, yellowhammer
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and then the wind changed
Today the wind direction changed, and boy did we know about it. The snowy weather has so far been arriving from the North East coast. This has brought constant snow showers as cumulonimbus clouds form and bubble over the North … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about
Tagged clouds, cumulonimbus, Durham, skylark, snow, stratus, weather, yellowhammer
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Still snowing…
It’s still snowing. And hailing. And thundering. And no sign of temperatures going much above freezing over the next few days. Every day I’m amazed when the birds turn up for their grub in the morning – how do they … Continue reading
Posted in In the garden, Out and about
Tagged blackbird, chaffinch, coal tit, garden birds, house sparrow, pheasant, robin, skylark, snow, tree sparrow, winter, yellowhammer
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Snow days
So it’s November and we have about a foot of snow in Durham, and no sign of a thaw. I like snow, but the wildlife and garden don’t. Lazy gardeners like me will have been caught out. We don’t … Continue reading
