Friday 1 February 2019

Snow!

Snow

We have had snow! Not a lot by some standards, just about 2” (5 cms), but enough to make the garden look pretty – or, at least, different. The local schools, along with many across the country, had a Snow Day.

I took photographs with my little Sony just before 8:30 a.m.


 The dogs ruined the pristine layer. They charged out and round the garden then galloped back in again. 
Barry took some photographs later with his superior Canon.

Zula, Susannah’s little Abyssinian, 2 years old today, dashed out and returned immediately. Herschel decided to investigate. He stepped delicately in the snow, flicking it off his paws and sniffing at the funny white stuff.  


Jellicoe went out later and stayed outside for some time, inspecting the scene, but Isambard viewed it all with suspicion from the safety and warmth of the sitting room.

The anemometer and wind vane had more than a dusting of snow but managed to spin in the wind that sprang up. 

The bird feeder (h’mm, should clean and replenish it!) has not had any avian visitors today but there were numbers of gulls wheeling round the tree-tops this morning.
The best barometers in the house are the cats, guaranteed to discover the hot spots. Two of them, the Somalis Solomon and Lenny, spent considerable time in the conservatory (I’m sure they enjoyed watching Le Mans with Frankie)

Herschel cuddled up with Bertie while Isambard appropriated my chair and didn’t object when I almost sat on him, happy to share and at the same time help me compose my  blog post. 

Jellicoe, however, found the prime spot, on the bookshelf above the radiator. From the photographs you can see that he has a bent for Natural History, particularly Ornithology.
 


It is snowing again and is forecast to continue for several hours. We are unreliably informed, by someone who knows much better than the Met Office, the AA, the RAC, and all the weather forecasters in the media, that the amber warnings of bad weather are ‘scaremongering’ and the snow is ‘localised’, with none in Wokingham, 4 miles away. This is not true but we shrug and smile – there’s no point in arguing with someone who is always so right, though usually so wrong!



14 comments:

  1. That's your garden? It's very pretty with the snow and I bet also pretty without the snow. I like the little bridge.

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    1. Thank you, River. The garden is pretty - in parts. The photography is quite selective.

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  2. Hi Janice - we even had a spattering last night ... almost gone this a.m. - the Downs have a dusting. Love the cat pics and news about their antics finding the best places for resting up ... looks like Jellicoe is easing his paw towards 'Dog' book to push it off! Enjoy the weekend with critters and two-leggeds young and old - cheers Hilary

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    1. Thank you, Hilary. Even a dusting of snow transforms the scenery. Have a good, warm weekend.

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  3. How can something that looks so pretty be so dangerous..and yes...it is. Your book loving cat has the right idea I think.

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    1. We are so unaccustomed to severe (!) weather in this part of UK that accidents happen all too readily. Motorists in the local area were pretty careful, generally.

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  4. Snow really IS pretty, isn't it? Your photos are lovely. And your kitty is so gorgeous. Those markings are extraordinary. I need to have a look through your archives for pictures of your other cats!

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    1. Thank you, Jenny. You will find many, many photos of four-footed creatures in my posts!

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  5. We even had snow down here in Devon, only an inch or so but enough to make travelling difficult. We're just not geared up for it! Love your pictures.

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    1. Thank you. The trouble is that the gritting lorries don't get out to the side roads. Even on the main roads most of the grit seems to be flung at speed into the ditches!

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  6. Your place looks like a winter wonderland!

    I think it's funny that your cat is perched on top of bird books. Trying to learn about his prey? LOL!

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    1. My cats are avid readers! 'Know thine enemy' is their motto.

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  7. Thank you. It's all gone now - snow rarely lasts long in the UK.

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