Winter has well and truly arrived in Aberdeenshire; overnight falls of snow borne on a blustery north wind have swept across the landscape.
A morning walk was somewhat more challenging than usual in whirling showers of snow, visibility reducing as they passed through. Travelling today was tricky......
As each shower passed through, the snow cover has got deeper and more complete......
...and by late morning there's an even cover of some 10cms (6 inches) of fresh snow. The overnight change in the landscape from the muted colours of late November to the cool blues and shades of white is really striking.
The view from our house is transformed to dazzling brilliance - and more snow is forecast to fall.
One thing about snow is that it really lifts any landscape views.
ReplyDeleteIt really does Bob, the downside is that things look a lot more drab once it's thawed!
DeleteAww..lovely scenes Ian..you have had much more snow up your way ..the Cairngorms must be great just now. I'm walking on patches of it down my way. Lots of ice ..but not so much snow. Still..its early yet. I bought myself a lighter ice axe today in anticipation. My old one was solid steel .. a MacInnes Teradactyle ? ..great for cutting steps..but too heavy to lug up hills now I'm a pensioner.
ReplyDeleteHi Donny, good purchase - who knows what this winter will bring?! Actually most of the snow's away again - until next week :o)
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