Uphilldowndale

Watching nature take its course, from the top of a hill in northern England

A Magical Place in Spring

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You might remember  I posted on the  magical lane, cloaked in it’s Narnia frostiness,  well March has brought a mellowing, but the ice queen has not yet departed, we had a sharp frost last night.

Frosty lane March 2-1

Frost, blossom, verdant green growth, all rolled into one

And across the lane mysterious mist and saffron light 

Frosty field -1

Author: uphilldowndale

Watching the rhythm of rural life, from the top of a hill in northern England. Having spent most of my life avoiding writing, I now need to do it! I am no domestic goddess, but if I were expecting visitors to my home, I would whisk round with the duster and plump up the cushions and generally make the place look presentable. I hope that by putting my words where others may see them it will encourage me to ‘tidy up and push the Hoover around’ my writing. On the other hand I may just be adding to the compost heap. Only time will tell! Pull up a chair, sit yourself down, I’ll put the kettle on.

9 thoughts on “A Magical Place in Spring”

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  1. Fee
    March 28, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    Beautiful – like something out of a BBC period drama!

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  2. WOL
    March 28, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    I love the twisty limbs on the trees. We were down to 36 F/2 C this morning with mizzling.

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  3. Tom Hutton
    March 28, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    Almost worth having a frost just for the picture.

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  4. Robin
    March 28, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    You are so blessed to have access to such a wonderful, magical place. 🙂

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  5. Joss
    March 28, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Yes, we had a frost here too, but the only evidence of it was a thin layer of ice on a mug of tea left out overnight.

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    • Gerry
      March 29, 2011 at 12:37 am

      Begging the question, where did you leave the mug?!? Cold here, too, but sunshine makes up for almost everything.

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      • Joss
        March 30, 2011 at 1:59 pm

        On the outside dining table. Yes, I’ve started eating outside already. Just at lunchtime, but it’s been very warm here lately.

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