Fog

Living in a valley can be very depressing in winter. One cannot be able to see the sun for days, even weeks. And I've complained about the lack of light a lot this winter. This is the view from above, though. Beautiful sunshine and quite warm where I stood. I was lucky, though, that the layer of fog wasn't very thick or the base wasn't higher up, otherwise I would remain within the grey stuff and continue cursing the weather. The sad thing was, I had to return down there adn believe me, it wasn't very nice.

Winter blossom

Hellebore is certainly a typical winter flower. When everything else is asleep this tenacious plant will begin to sprout pretty pinkish-white blossoms which make their way through often frozen soil, dead leaves and even a thin layer of snow.

I found this one today...

A miracle!

Oh yes, this is how the sunset looked tonight. It could hardly be anticipated after another grey and drizzly morning but finally the clouds broke in time for a display of burning colour.

Odd couple

The weather was miserable again today. But I needed a break from the office travail so I took my umbrella and headed towards the park near-by just to walk in the rain and try to clear my head. The birds greeted me and squirrels played around trees and empty flower beds and when I approached a feeder, there was a gang of sparrows picking seeds from underneath. I reached for my snapper trying to capture the commotion but the birds wouldn't wait and the light was poor. I snapped a few shots at random anyway, not expecting much. But when I downloaded the pics, I discovered this. Another visitor had been waiting in the wings to join the feeding frenzy and there he is, top left under the yew.

Strange creatures...

roam the town before sunrise

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This morning, at daybreak, there were clouds in the sky. But, for just a couple of minutes these clouds took on an indescribable hue of deep purple and scarlet. But before just as the colours appeared, they faded away into another grey day. And then, just before dusk, the clouds broke for the waxing crescent to appear for no more than a few moments. Needless to say, I was unable to capture either on camera so all there is are my impressions.
And now I'm beginning to realise this blog resembles a weather report than anything else lately. But I don't mind and I'm the owner so pft!

At last!

After almost full two weeks since the beginning of 2008 the cloud cover finally began to break and show some texture. Even some blue sky could be seen through the cracks in the clouds and faint shadows appeared here and there but hid timidly just as soon. However, this isn't to last long. More clouds and rain are forecast for the next few days...