The Deep Freeze!

Not bad here in Western Scotland at all.

We're headed across the water for a shop.  It's not warm, it never is, and the wind's up, but it's dry and only partly cloudy.

Just cloudy & grey & cold in Leeds.  They talked like the snow would be more for those further to the east, I guess - maybe eventually going a bit westerly.

I know it's only Feb 1st, but I am so ready for spring!  It seemed like winter (cold temps) began so much earlier this year (in October) & it's going on & on & on...    My in-laws were saying the same when I spoke to them a couple days ago - they're in Norwich, wonder if it's snowing there?

I know it's only Feb 1st, but I am so ready for spring!  It seemed like winter (cold temps) began so much earlier this year (in October) & it's going on & on & on...    My in-laws were saying the same when I spoke to them a couple days ago - they're in Norwich, wonder if it's snowing there?

I've given up on feeling anything remotely like Spring or Summer living up here, tbh.

I've given up on feeling anything remotely like Spring or Summer living up here, tbh.

Yeah, Steve once interviewed for a job up there (I think it was Edinburgh), but decided he wouldn't want to live that far north.  It's not much better here, but I'll take what I can get - which hasn't been much for the past year.  Boo. 

Spitting snow here in the Pim...(I AM SO EXCITED!!!).

In Leeds last night it was absolutely freezing!  I know we are supposed to be getting some nasty sleet and snow here at some point.  It is not looking promising out ther now.

In Leeds last night it was absolutely freezing!

We've given up night life, in favour of nesting in at home to stay warm & cozy.  (Plus there's the wine cellar.  )  Ah, but then we're old too. 

It is flurrying in Northants.  We are supposed to get some significant snow during the week.  

I hope we have snow tonight! I have a beef stew in the slow cooker, lots to watch on the V+ box, and a holiday in Florida in 3 weeks time. And I don't work on Mondays...let it snow let it snow let it snow!

I spoke too soon. The sun's gone and it's snowing. I didn't think it was meant to start until much later, but it's here.... Very pretty - just very light and powdery looking so far. I must admit, if it's going to be cold and dark I'd much prefer snow to the dull gloomy dampness. that we've been having....

We've given up night life, in favour of nesting in at home to stay warm & cozy.  (Plus there's the wine cellar.  )  Ah, but then we're old too. 

Ah yes, but disappointingly the 30th birthday party and the Malibu were out in Leeds.  

The weather in the U.S. seems to have been a little crazy.  A few days ago after hearing about unusually warm days in northern California and then stories from a friend in Virginia about how cold it's been, I looked at one of the weather sites and it was showing that pretty much the whole eastern third of the country was anything up to 20 degrees below average for the time of year, while vast swathes of the western Midwest, northern plains, southwest, and California coast were all well above average.  Western Nebraska was showing as much as 25 degrees above the norm for January.

As for where I am in England, we've had a few light frosts in the last week or two, but interspersed with several very bright, sunny days too.  It's just started snowing lightly in northeast Norfolk a few minutes ago.

If you want to look for cold weather though, there has been nothing in recent years comparable to these past winters:

http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/1947Winter/default.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/weather/big_freezegallery.shtml

It's snowing here now!

Yay!!

It snowed for about 5 mins and then stopped.  Booo!