After the rain came the snow. "Beast from the East 2" turned up during Sunday. It snowed quite heavily for a lot of the day and covered the garden and drive to a depth of several inches. By Monday morning we were not only in Lockdown but also Housebound due to the snow. During Monday we cleared drives and paths and watched it snow and cover them again. The road outside, on the bottom of a hill was entertaining, as cars convinced that they could drive up it on compacted ice and snow, slid back down sideways and often got stuck in awkward places.
On Tuesday the sun came out, the roads thawed and dried out and I was able to drive the 50 miles to have my first Covid vaccination at a mass vaccination centre. But a thaw was not on the cards, it snowed lightly overnight and also froze and during Weds we had some very heavy snow showers that covered all my diligent drive clearing again.
Weds night saw it snow for a lot of the time and we awoke to another 2-3 inches on top of what was already there in the gardens but luckily the salt on the roads kept them clear - I cleared the drive and the pavement outside again. Through today (Thurs), the sun has shone from blue skies and despite the temperature outside side only being around one degree, a slight thaw seems to have set in. It encouraged me to try and reach the reserve, it must of been heaving in un-counted wildfowl and other birds - birds that I've missed seeing since Saturday. Unfortunately, the one narrow road across the marsh was still covered in compacted ice and snow and with a deep ditch to one side of it, the risks were too great - perhaps tomorrow.
A relief to get one's vaccination over with in the circumstances. Had loads of snow up here, too. Fortunately we don't need to go anywhere!
ReplyDeleteMuch the same up here Derek.
ReplyDeleteSnowfall seems confined to the North of Kent. We had similar to you in Ashford but Tenterden had none at all. I need to go to Bodiam today (not for a jab - we had both first and second jabs locally over the Christmas break) and the roads are reported absolutely free of any snow.
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ReplyDeleteWe got off very lightly and its only in the last few days that the temperatures have really dropped and we had light snow. Next week is due to be mild too, roll on Spring. Warmer days and sunshine make lockdown more bearable.
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