The Beast from the East blew in on Wednesday afternoon - quite suddenly. After a very dark day with a bitter wind, the sun suddenly shone brilliantly and we thought the forecasts had got it wrong again. But then it came. It went very dark and a bitter wind blew the snow all around the house.
So that was it. For the next few days there was no going anywhere - the schools closed, the roads were covered in snow drifts.
Nothing for it but to do a bit of sledding
and long walks looking at the impressive snow drifts
Meanwhile, down on the farm, calving has started in earnest. Walking over to the farm to see the newcomers was slightly harder than usual - the footpath had gone and been replaced by a glacier!
Impossible to walk down - the lane is in a gully which completely filled with snow - if you tried to walk down it you'd just sink in!
Anyway, taking the long route round I managed to see what's been going on:
Lots of very affectionate mothers
and lots of very sleepy calves
until they think something interesting is happening
Back to normal tomorrow - and I'm quite glad. I should have made more use of the time being stuck at home - but I spent most of it just staring out of the windows!
Lovely snow! The calves look nice and warm in their lovely clean straw.
ReplyDeleteAh, it was lovely to see, but I'm not too sad that it's gone as quickly as it arrived! Love the sledging video
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