Snow...with thunder and lightning!

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Billy Wobble Dagger

I've seen it once almost exactly 4 years ago. I returned from Iraq at the end of Jan, which has no relavence to the story but thats how I know it was four years ago. It was about 4pm and the sky went a strange pale grey/orange colour and then the thunderstorm with a really heavy downfall of snow started. It lasted about 40mins and we ended up with over 2" of snow. I nice surprise after the wet and hot weather in Basrah.

BWD

My fella has missed anything resembling proper snow for the last three years - it always happens as he's off to some desert warzone or other - He left for Afganistan on Sunday morning!!!!

[Gill Catton]

I ventured out this lunctime and these are my favs of some of the pics I took :







I really like this next one, there's something Japanese about it, though I appreciate that this will probably not be to most people's taste as I am a bit odd and actually it maybe needs resizing to fit on the screen all at once?

[nightshade]

I drove to work this morning and the roads had a light sprinkling of snow, an hour later and there was four inches of snow on the road. Eight Blackbirds in the garden fighting over the food and looking for water.
The point was raised that many 18 year olds had never seen so much snow leave alone driven in it

[tameblackbirds]

I love your images Gill Catton amazed Forsythia out lovely image and the tree very Japanese smiling logs too very rare I would think

[ellen h]

Woke up to snow this morning.
Before setting of for work went into the garden to clear the snow off the bird table and fill the feeders. Was busy clearing away the snow when I noticed a movement at my feet.It was still dark(5.30) but I could make out it was a blackbird.I went to get the ground feeder and filled with seed and brought it back to where blackbird was still waiting.Placing the feeder on the ground the bird never hesitated,it tucked in straight away before I had barely set it on the ground!!
Made sure the bird bath and water dishes were filled too and made my way back indoors.Looking out of the window could make out 2 more blackbirds feeding at the other ground feeder.Shows you just how important it is to feed the birds at times like these!!
ellen

[NickCantle]

There was a moment of absolute magic yesterday. At about three O'Clock in the afternoon, it really started falling, but with a westerly wind, it was a white blanket of horizontal snow! Looking out of the window, I could see the silhouettes of three Red Deer running through the field from left to right. Within a minute of seeing this, a flash of wings and a moment of madness and my Sprawk decided to land about two feet in front of me displaying her steel grey feathers and stunning yellow eye. The experience was made better knowing that she was in the area but never having seen her before. It was all a bit fast but my it was breathtaking!

[monkey]

Originally Posted by pressld2

I phoned up and took a day's leave! Mind you I reckon I walked at least that through Bostall, Hurst and Abbey Woods with my camera.

A message for all the younger WAB members - take a tip from your uncle Dave and don't wait till your 48 to make your first snow angel...





While I was out in the woods having a second childhood, Tom spotted a fox in the garden trying to shelter from the snow. He grabbed my old D70 and took this...



Dave P.

Oh that is lovely Dave Im really envious I struggled into work as my work helps those who having emergencies due to the weather but worked hard enough to warrant having a days leave tomorrow so hope snow about to take some pics. You obviously had a great time love the snow angel and the fox is brilliant poor thing looks so cold

Linda