‘This house is so draughty you could fly a kite in it’
Tom Uphilldowndale
Yesterdays icy conditions
Have given way to high winds and horizontal rain, I felt rather sorry for the boys when they set off for school this morning; it was as black as a bag and the wind was screaming. The house is draughty in this sort of weather, thick walls (18-24 ins) and small windows are good for keeping the heat in, but our sad roof, the curvy shapes and odd angles of the oak beams, rafters and ill fitting doors, don’t make a snug fit.
This is the sort of weather where little snow white flakes of vermiculite drift down in to my knickers draw
That looks just as bleak and cold as yesterday’s photo! It’s a miserably wet and windy day here, which I don’t like as it makes my bones ache. Roll on summer!
Wow! And to think I was complaining about a little snow flurry in Bristol (though this does mean that (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7183696.stm) everything has stopped round here…)
Actually when it snows, the most isolated routes can be the easiest, because few people use them so the snow is less compacted and its easier to keep moving, but you need to think ahead, and have the right gear with you in case you miss judge the situation
I’m loving your photos. You live in an extremely picturesque part of the country. I hope the landscape makes up for the treacherous weather conditions.
*feels a bit chilly looking at pix*
Thanks Nezza; having bought the camera in the summer and started blogging, I am enjoying looking around with fresh eyes,
This area is where I was born, there is a danger that you just take it for granted.
I’m so glad a chain of links brought me back into the Archive of Uhdd. I see that Tom has his mother’s way with words.
Among the joys of a blog is the easy index to what it was like last year, and the year before, in the places where we are rooted . . . the downside is being forced to confront the inevitability of the coming Ice Months.
Ah well. I’ll pour another cup of coffee and read on.