Snow

[mvgrogan]

... not me personally but a good friend and fellow OB in Somerset!Not a happy bunny!

Meanwhile the snow here is very pretty but the hoar frost has gone so everything is a little less white than it was... good job I took piccies last week! The river is frozen enough for a footbridge across the ice (min 20cms) instead of the föri - but this means that the broken ice in the föri's path is now freezing over & the ducks are running out of somewhere to swim - and presumably eat!?!

Hanna commented on all the little rocks around the water - it's actually the ducks curled up around the last little bit of accessible water...

Outside temp minus 5 according to my thermometer but that's set up on the terrace, so it's probably a bit lower out in the chilly breeze... certainly felt it on the way home this evening.

[kerrensimmonds]

Poor ducks. Can 't someone break some ice for them, to enable them to reach some water.....
What normally happens in northern climes such as Finland? Please don't tell me the ducks (and other waterfowl) pass away in normal weather conditions?
Commiserations to the OB friend with a flat tyre, Maria, too! I am So Cross!

[J.R.]

Just checked the forecast......

Possibly more heavy snow tomorrow, (Wednesday.) !!

[kerrensimmonds]

Can't bear it

[mvgrogan]

Please be careful, folks - snow over ice - lethal combination!!

Here the crunchy snow persists (easier to walk on) - temp about -7 this afternoon - snowing on & off, mainly very light top-ups!

Didn't see river today - no duck update.

[englishangel]

No ice, it has all gone, and I don't think tomorrow's will hang around, it is not going to be cold like last week.

[midget]

It's been pretty cold here today--I'm surprised it hasn't rained, as that usually happens when I get my hair cut!

[kerrensimmonds]

Fingers crossed that the next promised load of snow will not either hang around too long, nor start to melt and then freeze - which is when the problems occur.

[J.R.]

Falling thick and fast as I type !

[kerrensimmonds]

Not here, fingers crossed.......

[J.R.]

Getting thicker by the minute.

Not settling on the roads, but IS on the paths !

[anniexf]

Getting thicker by the minute.

You shouldn't put yourself down so, J.R.

[J.R.]

I suppose I asked for that.

Now been snowing solid for 3 hours in Leafy-Dorking.

[Fjgrogan]

But not a flake in so-called equally-leafy Surbiton, just a few miles up the road.

[J.R.]

Looks like it's turning to sleet/rain now.