Snowing in Cornwall
Today Cornwall woke to a ground covering of snow. This was the second time in 4 months. The first time it happened Cornwall came to a standstill, ground to a halt with the excitement of the first flurry. Drivers abandoned their cars on the A30 and took shelter in cottages and old buildings. Mothers abandoned their children in schools because they couldn't take the chance driving in bad weather conditions. In the end Cornwall was completely cut off, for 6 hours, and the locals will live on the experience for generations to come!
I came to live in the South West mid 2000 having met my now husband over the internet. As my mother said at the time 'is that wise!' - but as it turned out it was. A story for another day, possibly.
I had been led to believe that it never snowed in Cornwall. Certainly the weather is generally warmer, but it is also damp. A perpetual mizzle drifts across the headlands drizzling from one coast (the Atlantic) to the other (the English Channel). There are several spots in the South West where from the top of a hill you can view both coasts at the same time.
Exotic plants grow naturally wild, summer flowers bloom late into the autumn and daffodils, despite the present day snow, can be seen in full bloom during February in many of the surrounding fields. The one thing that it never does is snow.
The inhabitants of the South West are generally completely unprepared for the eventuality, hence the previous standstill. Today however, we coped better. The sun came out, there was relatively no wind, and the few centimetres of snow quickly disappeared.
I tell you all this as I am beginning to think I am a SAD person. Certainly I don't function as well in cold weather. My brain refuses to get itself in gear for more than a few meanderings. And here you have todays offering. Not a lot - but from little acorns ....
Fiona 25/2/06
I came to live in the South West mid 2000 having met my now husband over the internet. As my mother said at the time 'is that wise!' - but as it turned out it was. A story for another day, possibly.
I had been led to believe that it never snowed in Cornwall. Certainly the weather is generally warmer, but it is also damp. A perpetual mizzle drifts across the headlands drizzling from one coast (the Atlantic) to the other (the English Channel). There are several spots in the South West where from the top of a hill you can view both coasts at the same time.
Exotic plants grow naturally wild, summer flowers bloom late into the autumn and daffodils, despite the present day snow, can be seen in full bloom during February in many of the surrounding fields. The one thing that it never does is snow.
The inhabitants of the South West are generally completely unprepared for the eventuality, hence the previous standstill. Today however, we coped better. The sun came out, there was relatively no wind, and the few centimetres of snow quickly disappeared.
I tell you all this as I am beginning to think I am a SAD person. Certainly I don't function as well in cold weather. My brain refuses to get itself in gear for more than a few meanderings. And here you have todays offering. Not a lot - but from little acorns ....
Fiona 25/2/06
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