Spring is trying to spring...
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curiouswombatSpring is trying to spring around here. There are lambs under the cut, and spring flowers! But, on the other hand, there was snow at the roadside when I went over the mountain road (in thick mist) yesterday. I think there may be a bit more winter to come.
I have had a long weekend off work, and managed to get my hair cut, find my (deeply buried in a pile of books!) external hard-drive, sort out some stuff for the church website, even do four loads of washing. Pity I didn't finish the story I had intended to get done. Instead I spent a couple of hours this afternoon reading stuff that I wrote in 2003/4 from the external hard-drive; Watcher/Vampire porn... and story, of course - I never do with PWP - well, hardly ever...
So, yes,
We have had rain almost every day this week - at least it feels like it. But it was dry enough yesterday afternoon to take mum's wee dog for a walk out on the Ayres. This is the northernmost point of the island - and the sea always looks choppy because the currents flowing up both sides of the island meet here - so you can get this effect even when the sea is not very rough.
Near where I park the car I noticed this pool - I am sure it was nowhere near this deep a month ago, I think the sea has scoured it out during the last couple of storms.
You can see, as well, what I mean about the tide-race even when the sea is not all that rough - this bit of sea is only about 300 yards from the other picture.
Now for spring. Black seems to be in for lambs this year -
As you can see, some sheep give you a very hard stare if you get close!
Even this, seemingly placid, ewe has a nasty glint in her eye - and was certainly fixing it on me.
Although some of the ewes were not bothered about my presence on the roadside and allowed their lambs to keep on exploring.
And a final touch of spring. This was the first week at church that we had spring flowers rather than winter ones. They made me smile.
But I still won't be at all surprised if I have pictures of snow by next week.
I have had a long weekend off work, and managed to get my hair cut, find my (deeply buried in a pile of books!) external hard-drive, sort out some stuff for the church website, even do four loads of washing. Pity I didn't finish the story I had intended to get done. Instead I spent a couple of hours this afternoon reading stuff that I wrote in 2003/4 from the external hard-drive; Watcher/Vampire porn... and story, of course - I never do with PWP - well, hardly ever...
So, yes,
We have had rain almost every day this week - at least it feels like it. But it was dry enough yesterday afternoon to take mum's wee dog for a walk out on the Ayres. This is the northernmost point of the island - and the sea always looks choppy because the currents flowing up both sides of the island meet here - so you can get this effect even when the sea is not very rough.
Near where I park the car I noticed this pool - I am sure it was nowhere near this deep a month ago, I think the sea has scoured it out during the last couple of storms.
You can see, as well, what I mean about the tide-race even when the sea is not all that rough - this bit of sea is only about 300 yards from the other picture.
Now for spring. Black seems to be in for lambs this year -
As you can see, some sheep give you a very hard stare if you get close!
Even this, seemingly placid, ewe has a nasty glint in her eye - and was certainly fixing it on me.
Although some of the ewes were not bothered about my presence on the roadside and allowed their lambs to keep on exploring.
And a final touch of spring. This was the first week at church that we had spring flowers rather than winter ones. They made me smile.
But I still won't be at all surprised if I have pictures of snow by next week.
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Date: 20/02/2011 10:52 pm (UTC)Near Mum's I noticed there were a few that had reached the 'spike' stage - they might be in flower by next week.
I like that second picture, too. And that ewe with the twins really is giving me the evil eye!