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A Snowy Week

Date ... December 2009
Distance ... n/a
Ascent ... n/a
Time ... n/a
Weather ... Generally very very cold and snowy!
Summits ... None
Start ... High Coniscliffe
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Explorer Nº304 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000)


This is a collection of photograph's from the week leading up to Christmas Day. The weather had been really unusual in the fact that we've had snow lying on the ground in the village for the last several days. Now that's not very common, it's probably at least 10 years since the last occurrence. I'd spent most of the week tucked up nice and warm in bed with my bad neck/back and the complications that have been caused by the pain killers. However, the doctor wants me to keep as mobile as possible, easier said than done mind you! So I'd managed to drag myself out of the warm bed, to give Tim a walk along the river at home, at least once a day.

We had some really nice sun rises, the beauty at this time of the year is that they don't happen till around 8 am, very civilized!

We had some really nice sun rises, the beauty at this time of the year is that they don't happen till around 8 am, very civilized!

There are some lovely colours in the sky at this time of day

There are some lovely colours in the sky at this time of day

They change really quickly though so you can't hang about if you want to take photo's

They change really quickly though so you can't hang about if you want to take photo's

Winter sun rise reflections on the river

Winter sun rise reflections on the river

The early morning winter sun casting it's golden glow across the snowy fields

The early morning winter sun casting it's golden glow across the snowy fields

One thing there was a lack of during the week was nice sun set's, this was the best one I managed!

One thing there was a lack of during the week was nice sun set's, this was the best one I managed!

This was a lovely afternoon, after the freezing fog had cleared away

This was a lovely afternoon, after the freezing fog had cleared away

Everything was coated in a fine hoar frost, making a like a winter wonderalnd!

Everything was coated in a fine hoar frost, making a like a winter wonderalnd!

Looking along the River Tees behind the village church

Looking along the River Tees behind the village church

Our local village church of St Edwin's, from the river bank

Our local village church of St Edwin's, from the river bank

Looking back towards the village from a little further down stream

Looking back towards the village from a little further down stream

The hoar frost on the tree's and plants made them look beautiful

The hoar frost on the tree's and plants made them look beautiful

This is a close up of some old Cow Parsley, you can see the delicate strands of the ice, they looked like giant snowflakes?

This is a close up of some old Cow Parsley, you can see the delicate strands of the ice, they looked like giant snowflakes?

On Christmas Eve we got a huge dump of snow

On Christmas Eve we got a huge dump of snow

It made St Edwin's look very festive

It made St Edwin's look very festive

Winter reflections on the still river

Winter reflections on the still river

It was like walking through a winter wonderland, along the river

It was like walking through a winter wonderland, along the river

It didn't matter how cold or frosty it was, Tim still had his daily swim in the river, he's barking mad if you ask me!

It didn't matter how cold or frosty it was, Tim still had his daily swim in the river, he's barking mad if you ask me!

He just loved running in the snow

He just loved running in the snow

Me with a chilled out Tim!

Me with a chilled out Tim!

and him with Sheena

and him with Sheena

This is my all time favourite photo of him, the early morning light was just right

This is my all time favourite photo of him, the early morning light was just right