snow – Black Thoughts

The 12 Blogs Of Christmas #9

We woke up to snow this morning and lots of it. A little late for Christmas Day but a pretty sight all the same. A blanket of it covers large swathes of Northern Ireland as the country enters the fifth day of a six week lockdown. There were over 2,100 positive coronavirus cases yesterday, aContinue reading “The 12 Blogs Of Christmas #9”

The 12 Blogging Questions Of Christmas – Day 10 – Are You Having A White Christmas?

Happy Christmas from snowy Northern Ireland!!! Except it’s not snowing. In fact, it’s not even cold. Rather, it’s unseasonably mild. 12 degrees centigrade no less. It’s grey and drizzly naturally, but there will be no sleigh rides or snowball fights here this year. The coldest thing I’ve experienced has been the four litre tub ofContinue reading “The 12 Blogging Questions Of Christmas – Day 10 – Are You Having A White Christmas?”

TWO SNOW DAYS ⛄️

Yesterday the storm nicknamed ‘The Beast From the East’ arrived over Ireland and the UK from Russia bringing snow, snow and more snow. In fact over 24hrs later and it’s still snowing with more forecast for tonight when Storm Emma and the Beast collide which has resulted in Red, Amber and Yellow warnings being declaredContinue reading “TWO SNOW DAYS ⛄️”

A Walk In The Snow

‘The Beast From The East’ hit Northern Ireland with a vengeance today. We awoke to a carpet of white and it has continued to snow heavily all day. Sub zero temperatures combined with a brutal wind chill factor have just added to the fun & games. As usual the country has descended into utter chaos.Continue reading “A Walk In The Snow”

Winter Is Coming

A couple of inches of snow fell across Northern Ireland yesterday evening. Despite having had in excess of 24 hours prior notice the country responded in time honoured fashion….by grinding to a standstill. The lightest sprinkling of the white stuff on our fair land and chaos reigns. In scenes reminiscent of ‘The Day After Tomorrow’Continue reading “Winter Is Coming”