Snow came from the east. Then it went away. Then it came back again. This should be a time of daffodils and crocuses, a time for digging the earth ready for vegetables. Instead, there's snow on our garden once more. Silver Clint, my trusty steed, is wearing a thick white coat and our road is a treacherous ice rink. Clint is going nowhere.
Last night I noticed that icicles were forming above our back door as a wodge of snow slips slowly from our slightly angled kitchen roof. When I emerged from the snug cocoon of our winter quilt this morning I decided to photograph said icicles that have grown a little longer like super-speedy stalactites in a limestone cave.
Like a rainbow, a snowflake, a leaf, a flower-head, a seashell, a mushroom, a berry, a feather - the icicle is a wondrous and beautiful phenomenon to behold, fashioned by Nature for our appreciation and delight.
To this day I regret that I never took a picture of the huge icicle that had formed one particularly long and cold winter underneath the railway bridge where I came past on my way to work every morning, before the new West Exit was opened. I am not kidding - it was longer than I am tall, and I admired it every day until it disappeared.
ReplyDeleteIt is fortunate that it didn't plunge from the bridge as you were walking under it. I imagine that being speared by a giant icicle is not a nice way to go.
DeleteAnd it’s all because of global warming. Please make sense of that one for us, Mr. Pudding.
ReplyDeleteThis March Yorkshire has been suffering from global cooling!
DeleteI've seen a few icicles around our neighborhood, but I must admit my personal prejudices against this weather preclude my enjoying them.
ReplyDeleteAs The Snow Queen might have said - "Open your heart, let the icicles in!"
DeleteAbsolutely fantastic photos Mr pudding.
ReplyDeleteI've had enough of snow and winter in General really. Our allotment is either frozen solid or waterlogged. I'm itching to start planting my spuds but will have to be patient.
Spring can't be far away, surely?
See this post from April 2012 Christina...
Deletehttp://beefgravy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/26.html
Snow in April.
Link won't work and I can't find it by scrolling through the years.........
ReplyDeleteHighlight the link then with the cursor hovering over the link address click on your righthand button and then "Go to". This will get you there Christina.
Delete...or simply type "Snow in April" in the search box in the top left corner of the blog, it should take you to the post from April 2012, too.
DeleteOh good heavens! I did as Librarian suggested and got a post from April 2016 depicting a dead sheep and a dead hare! Oh woe is me!!! I shall be thinking about these two poor souls for ages now......
DeleteI'm on a kindle maybe this is why it won't work?
FOUND IT!
DeleteHope only your pride was hurt after your fall. I'd have been tempted to call in the Barrel inn for a medicinal brandy.......
Che meraviglia! Especially the icicle with the water droplet!
ReplyDeleteGreetings Maria x
Was Che Meravigila related to Che Guevarra? Thanks for calling by again Maria.
DeleteExcellent shots. We used to have huge icicles hanging from the eaves of our house. Most people did. Many years later, I learned it was due to poor insulation. The heat escapes through the ceiling, warms up the roof, melts the snow - which re-forms as ice as it drips off the edge of the roof. Our modern house has no icicles and I rather miss them.
ReplyDeleteNova Scotia without icicles would be like The Sahara Desert without sand.
DeleteNice job on the icicles. Somewhere there's a saying, "If the world gives you lemons make lemonade." I think that fits here.
ReplyDeleteI do see what you mean Red. Thanks.
DeleteRefrigerators are definitely not needed there during the current weather!
ReplyDeleteOver the years I've noticed in a lot of TV shows emanating from the UK the fridges are only small...particularly in comparison to the size of our fridges down this way.
Is that the norm in the UK...small, bar-fridge size fridges in kitchens?
Clever photography, Yorkie. Keep warm!
We have a large fridge with a freezer beneath. It is seven feet tall. That is not uncommon but some people still have small fridges that fit under their counters/work surfaces.
DeleteThanks for clarifying that for me.
DeleteEven though there is only me and my two furry rascals to cater for, I love my big fridge (it, too, has the freezer at the bottom), and a small bar-size fridge would never suit me.
Fridges in Queensland should be so big that you could sit in them when the temperatures soar.
DeleteIcicles are so pretty and you have photographed them admirably.
ReplyDeleteI hope you soon get to dig in the earth and drive Clint. he must be feeling neglected
Have you ever seen icicles in Sydney Kylie?
Deletenup, only in photos!
DeleteI especially like the two photos with the water dripping off the tips. But what on earth is a wodge of snow?
ReplyDelete"Wodge" is a good word isn't it Mr C? It describes a big chunk or amount of something - in this case snow.
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