tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post5468280647196949826..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: The world in black and white…. Perpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-15434071511343406882013-01-19T23:27:04.356+00:002013-01-19T23:27:04.356+00:00So the snow has arrived properly in Prague now, Ri...So the snow has arrived properly in Prague now, Ricky. I'm glad you didn't have to drive home at night in a snowstorm again. Yes, it's the steep hills that catch us all out every time. DD lives in the Vale of York and can always get around, even in very snowy weather, whereas with our lane up to the council road and the road then dropping steeply to the village, DH and I can have problems with much less snow.<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the photos. We're lucky to be able to look out four ways from our odd L-shaped house.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-63947263924748990082013-01-19T22:33:01.051+00:002013-01-19T22:33:01.051+00:00Plenty of snow here in the Czech Republic Perpetua...Plenty of snow here in the Czech Republic Perpetua. It started snowing seriously here late last Sunday evening when I was staying in Brno overnight after our monthly service there, in order to meet up with someone the next day. So as in December, I drove back to Prague through a snow storm. But at least it was in daylight & ironically, the only place I had any real trouble was trying to drive up the steep hill in Podbaba back to the Chaplaincy flat in Prague.<br /><br />As with other commenters, I love your photos of your view in four directions.chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-65728461983412615922013-01-18T20:16:42.836+00:002013-01-18T20:16:42.836+00:00Glad you enjoyed them, Catriona. I couldn't ta...Glad you enjoyed them, Catriona. I couldn't take any from inside today as most of the windows are coated with blown snow. :-) But I did venture out for a few minutes this afternoon, before the icy wind drove me in again. Brr!!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-24496405276863291462013-01-18T19:30:45.675+00:002013-01-18T19:30:45.675+00:00Such lovely photos. Stay warm and safe, and enjoy...Such lovely photos. Stay warm and safe, and enjoy the natural beautyCatrionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-58785811201073531752013-01-18T19:30:05.806+00:002013-01-18T19:30:05.806+00:00Thanks, CB. We're lucky to live somewhere with...Thanks, CB. We're lucky to live somewhere with a view in every direction, but I bet you can find lots of examples of the transformative power of snow in Nowhere-on-Thames too. From the TV news at lunch-time it looked like the south-east was getting a lot of snow quite quickly, with much bigger flakes too. I'm afraid the gloom is still here, even though the snow has stopped, and the forecast isn't showing any break in the cloud cover in the next few days. Sigh...Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-54345072909265633102013-01-18T18:46:07.430+00:002013-01-18T18:46:07.430+00:00Lovely photos, Perpetua! Your snow is more accommo...Lovely photos, Perpetua! Your snow is more accommodating than ours proved to be when it arrived this morning. My few attempts at photos were scuppered by the hear-blizzard conditions, and anything more than a few inches away was lost in the gloom and flurries. Hopefully there'll be some chances tomorrow to get out and about with a camera. Unlike you and your lovely tree, I have nothing especially photogenic just outside the window.Croixblancheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192628008722634336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-24329937632389418522013-01-18T17:22:48.463+00:002013-01-18T17:22:48.463+00:00Thanks, Sian. You can always be sure that I'll...Thanks, Sian. You can always be sure that I'll sneak in a photo of our ash tree if I possibly can. :-) The snow is pretty bad in some places and we have several inches here, but it could have been much worse. However the forecast is for days of sub-zero temperatures, so neither the snow nor we will be going anywhere for a few days yet. We're used to the fact that this is a difficult house to heat and, as DH always says, we lag our legs in winter and everything else. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-63948298252204074762013-01-18T17:17:00.091+00:002013-01-18T17:17:00.091+00:00Linda, we've had more and longer-lasting snow ...Linda, we've had more and longer-lasting snow in the UK in the last 4 or 5 years than for the previous 15 or more when we had virtually none. In Europe if you want to be sure to have whiteness that lasts you need to head north to Scandinavia or east into Central Europe or up into the Alps or other high mountains. Having said that, it looks like this fall of snow will be around for a little while....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-65495276333166346262013-01-18T16:59:36.970+00:002013-01-18T16:59:36.970+00:00Lovely photos! And my favourite ash tree is repres...Lovely photos! And my favourite ash tree is represented too :-) Yes I'm hearing the snow reports on the radio. Glad you have the choice to stay indoors in the relative warmth. Old stone houses can be draughty and difficult to heat can't they. I can keep rooms warm but the hallway is always chilly when the wind is directly upon it.... means I make a hasty journey between rooms. And I don't even attempt to heat the conservatory!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-79623842759922326722013-01-18T16:39:06.712+00:002013-01-18T16:39:06.712+00:00Someday I'd like to spend the winter someplace...Someday I'd like to spend the winter someplace where the precipitation falls as snow. In Washington State, where I live, we get a couple of snowfalls a year, but it melts quickly. I think I could do with a little more sustained whiteness.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-48300183869147530432013-01-18T16:14:48.584+00:002013-01-18T16:14:48.584+00:00I'm glad you like our Wild Wood, Janice, thoug...I'm glad you like our Wild Wood, Janice, though the grandchildren would need protective clothing nowadays as it's rather overgrown and neglected (spending the summer in France doesn't help here....) If you're interested, in the early days of my blog I wrote a post about how it came to be:<br /><br />http://perpetually-in-transit.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/wild-wood.html<br /><br />I ventured out earlier this afternoon just to check on the state of our lane (blocked, but not very badly) but was inside again within 10 minutes as the wind is truly icy. Brrr! I'm staying put now.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-47895075048368697782013-01-18T14:54:52.256+00:002013-01-18T14:54:52.256+00:00The Ash tree is beautiful, but I love the photo of...The Ash tree is beautiful, but I love the photo of the " wild wood". I can almost hear the squeals of excitement if i offered to take the grandsons to a wild wood, what adventures could be had.<br />I'm with you on the hunkering, it is wonderful not to have to go anywhere, and know that the house is full of good things to eat, and staying warm is straight forward. Enjoy it, I intend to do the same. JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-49407415575770647432013-01-18T14:51:33.130+00:002013-01-18T14:51:33.130+00:00Thanks, Ayak. I don't envy you your gales and ...Thanks, Ayak. I don't envy you your gales and torrential rain. Personally I prefer snow, especially after all the rain last year. The snow has just about stopped here and the wind is easing off, so I'm about to wrap up very well and venture out to see what's it all looks like. I may be some time.....:-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-88857111767124078002013-01-18T13:14:55.260+00:002013-01-18T13:14:55.260+00:00I also find this being able to please yourself, on...I also find this being able to please yourself, one of the best joys of retirement. We have gale force winds and torrential rain today, so I am staying in bed...just because I can!<br /><br />Lovely photos Perpetua xAyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-62300514983822376422013-01-18T11:28:13.809+00:002013-01-18T11:28:13.809+00:00I'm sure we are too, Helva, but I haven't ...I'm sure we are too, Helva, but I haven't yet been out to verify this. Sorry you've had to cancel your appointments. I though you would probably have to, once I saw the forecast on Wednesday. I've never been keen on driving in poor conditions, probably because of our nearly two miles of steep, single-track road, so I never went out unless absolutely necessary and would dread the return journey, when we quite often couldn't get all the way back up the hill again. Those were the days! <br /><br />I'll be out with the camera again when the snow stops blowing the snow around quite so hard. I can't take photos from inside the house this time, as almost all the windows are at least partially coated with snow! I imagine our lane up to the council road is filling up quite nicely....... :-)<br /><br />Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-11976925437769111892013-01-18T11:12:06.582+00:002013-01-18T11:12:06.582+00:00It's never too much for us nowadays, Annie, th...It's never too much for us nowadays, Annie, though I know many people don't feel that way. I'm not sure how much more we've had, but I'd guess at least 4 or 5 inches on top of what was already there. It's all been very fine flakes - proper drifting snow, the kind summed up in the Welsh saying I was taught when we first moved here: "Eira man, eira mawr" "Fine snow, big snow." Enjoy your snowballs!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-21812168721449347592013-01-18T11:05:40.094+00:002013-01-18T11:05:40.094+00:00So do I, Sarah. in fact I love all the seasons in ...So do I, Sarah. in fact I love all the seasons in their turn. I'd heard from a friend that the south of France is very cold at the moment, so I hope you have the makings of soup too. If it stays cold, I expect your next flakes of snow will stick around for a bit.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-67949659939127554092013-01-18T11:01:22.298+00:002013-01-18T11:01:22.298+00:00Gosh, Southport has snow, Broad! Our nephew and ni...Gosh, Southport has snow, Broad! Our nephew and niece who grew up there used to bemoan the fact that they hardly ever saw any, even when the rest of the country was blanketed. Our snow is easing off now, just at the Met Office forecast, but is still blowing around hard. But we have food and a bread machine and milk in the freezer, so we can sit it out. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-49888653513788767612013-01-18T10:57:42.696+00:002013-01-18T10:57:42.696+00:00The very best way to see it for many people, Susan...The very best way to see it for many people, Susan. :-) Enjoy your summer.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-81585091091885834102013-01-18T10:56:51.184+00:002013-01-18T10:56:51.184+00:00I gather France has been very cold, Kerry, so I im...I gather France has been very cold, Kerry, so I imagine you'll get some snow of your own before long. Here the temperature is dropping and this snow is likely to be around for a while, so I'll have plenty of opportunity to enjoy the transformation it brings.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-12356192096245802122013-01-18T10:54:37.154+00:002013-01-18T10:54:37.154+00:00Absolutely, Penny. The silence can be profound and...Absolutely, Penny. The silence can be profound and everything looks so different and beautiful. Once the snow stops falling and blowing around I'll wrap up and go out to explore. At the moment the lying snow is still being scoured by the wind and I know how that feels when it hits my face.<br /><br />If you want some lovely photos of our ash tree in winter, you'll find them in this post:<br /><br />http://perpetually-in-transit.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/tree-for-all-seasons.htmlPerpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-43415243584378640952013-01-18T10:48:59.159+00:002013-01-18T10:48:59.159+00:00Thanks, Patricia. Snow won't be something that...Thanks, Patricia. Snow won't be something that disturbs your days, but it's always so beautiful to look at. Once it's stopped falling and blowing around I'll be out with my camera again.<br /><br />I think the UK doesn't cope well with snow because we actually don't get much of it most years and none at all quite often. So we aren't properly equipped when we do get the occasional heavy fall. In countries like Canada with real winters every year, people have snow tyres on their cars and proper cold weather clothing, so life can carry on as normal once the snow stops falling. Here it all grinds to a halt with much less snow than Ottowa gets......Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-21298505552934400032013-01-18T10:41:59.042+00:002013-01-18T10:41:59.042+00:00Thanks, Fly. I don't think I've ever taken...Thanks, Fly. I don't think I've ever taken a bad photo of the ash tree. It's so distinctive and the view beyond is lovely, when we can see it. At present it's obscured by driving snow.....<br /><br />The sheer relief of not having to go out in weather like this is wonderful. Our steep hill down to the village makes driving in snow and ice difficult and stressful and blighted my working days in winter more than a little. I well remember our hens disapproving mightily of all the white stuff. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-29726889163701979802013-01-18T10:31:57.406+00:002013-01-18T10:31:57.406+00:00We're snowed in here - I'm sure you must b...We're snowed in here - I'm sure you must be as well! Very pretty - but I had 2 appointments today, one in Welshpool and one in LLani, and have had to cancel both!! In the old days (when we were younger) I wouldn't have thought twice about going out in this sort of stuff, and have done so in days long gone, but not now! No-one's been out in our road so far, and the BH is walking down to get the papers and odds and ends from the village shop - he's got boots on today (sailing wellies!), so may not have another fall (hopefully!) Love your photos - are you getting more with this added covering? It's blowing around quite well - could be some nasty drifts, too. But I do love the look of it - and judging by the prints on the lawn, the dogs had a great time in it earlier on! It looks like great snowballing stuff - sticking together well - wish I was young and fit enough to get out in it :(Helvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-65789140893961054332013-01-18T10:19:16.949+00:002013-01-18T10:19:16.949+00:00It's falling thick and fast now in North Wales...It's falling thick and fast now in North Wales so I imagine you have had plenty (too much?) overnight. Me, I love the stuff, but I know not everybody does. I shall be off out to play in it soon :DAnnie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.com