My plant pots have gone up a size

When I woke up on Thursday, this is what I found at the doorstep.

Normal life’s been disrupted by the snow, even more than Covid has ruptured our day to day rhythms. I occupied some of my day yesterday by slogging through the snow to bring you these photos.

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

72 thoughts on “My plant pots have gone up a size”

  1. Oh, my giddy aunt! 🙂 🙂 Just when our temperatures are getting back to normal, you frighten me with this, Margaret! Very scenic! Ruptured, good one, too 🙂 Still all there? My daughter said rain this weekend to wash it away. Any news of E?

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    1. No, only that their boiler has broken down. Perfect timing. Other than that all well. Just off for a walk now. Thick snow and a temperature of minus 4….

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      4. Sorry Sue – very few. It was too damn’ cold to take gloves off for long. I took a few on my phone, but couldn’t see what I was doing and they ended up crooked. It was sunny and bright, so it was lovely to be out. but not good for standing still.

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  6. You are the best trudging through the snow for us and taking all these beautiful shots, and all those ups – you are so very clever. be careful though when you go out again today, we don’t want you to slip or slide away

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      1. ooh you are good walking that far in snow – the closest I have come to snow hiking in recent years is walking on a beach with soft sand! So glad you dog enjoyed it, which one joined you today?!

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    1. It is very Ariegeois snow – deep and crisp and even, so you are right to be jealous. It’s a long time since I’ve experienced snow this good in England. Sorry!

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  15. Now that all looks stunning, but I hear that the heavy snow has caused problems further up in the Newcastle area and is disrupting the rollout of the vaccination programme. I can’t image being over 80 and waiting outside in a queue in the snow. Surely not.

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      1. I hear there’s been good news this morning with all over 70s being invited for theirs very soon. Mind you my father (87), has had both already, and received a ‘first’ invitation from his surgery this morning inviting him again!! Hope this is a rare muddle, and a data update failure and not repeated across the country. Mind you I am not holding my breath.

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      2. Hmm. Well, Malcolm got his invitation for late January this very morning, and I was told I’m in Phase 4, so the chances of that being by mid Feb seem remote to me. So glad your father is safe and done.

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      3. Great news for Malcolm. It really is fingers crossed all round at the moment and keep your distance. Nobody wants to be ill when receiving a jab is so close. I am Phase 7 and hoping to have one by Easter when my sister and her family are due to come to Suffolk, if that happens???

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  20. You are a star venturing out and taking these photos. I’m hoping for some rain and cooler weather here — the ground is so cracked and parched 🙁

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    1. We need to get our ground good and proper mixed up. Fields have become ponds, and tracks quagmires. Walking’s impossible, so snow and frost are extremely welcome. Parched is a word I no longer understand in that context.

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  21. Wow, that looks amazing! I hope your outdoor plants survived. They promised snow this morning in London, but not as much as a drop where I live. To compensate we got a non-stop drizzle of rain 😁 Looking at your photos cheered me up!

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  22. I thought you might get a good helping – make that heaping – of snow. I’m glad you took to it like a child and went out for a frolic. It’s slightly unnerving when you go somewhere you often walk so know there are clearly defined paths, but can no longer find them.

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