I presume the current weather pattern we are having is due to Global Warming, but it certainly is topsy turvy all over the place. Looking back at some photos on Facebook 7 & 9 years ago we had heavy snow here, in fact 7 years ago there is a shot of me up to my knees in a snow drift. This winter we have had a flurry on the hills & high places around us, but I have been spared the task of clearing the drive. Last Saturday & Sunday we experienced extremely cold nights, on both nights going down to minus 9 C. Yesterday was just on freezing with treacherous road conditions with loads of black ice until the gritter came up, which coincided (luckily) with me going out. Now today it is plus 5 C so in two days a change of 14 degrees, just barmy.
Though it has been cold, one thing I love doing is taking shots of this environment, even if it is a quick run out of the house & get back in the warm as soon as possible. Frost patterns on glass have always fascinated me, so I have put a few shots of them up for you to look at. But a thing I have not seen anywhere else but up here is the Ice Hair, this is a phenomenon caused by a fungi in rotten wood that expands outward when the temperature gets really low. I suppose it is a bit like snowflakes in as much as no two pieces of wood look the same, I just love it & have taken a fair few shots over the years, you really want to touch it & see if it is like fur, but the minute you do it just melts. I hope you can get a good impression of what it is like from the attached photos, it is true Christmas magic.
