We had to meet a friend at Hay-on-Wye on Friday, and as you can see, it was snowy on the way. The roads were fine, and we have had sprinklings of snow at home since, but I tried to capture a few snowscenes to share. Above is the Sugarloaf, which can be climbed from Abergavenny (about a 9 mile round walk and quite a steep climb).
Above and below: snowy fields seen from the main Brecon to Hereford Road, just outside of Brecon.
These last three are the Brecon Beacons of course, taken when we pulled into the layby on our way down into Brecon to do some grocery shopping in Morrisons. It has been pretty cold the last week and into this one, and we had sleet flurries this afternoon, and hailstones during last night, but nothing has really settled (though the hailstones did get frozen in place on the fields and our cars).
Apparently we are due more of the stuff due to a Polar Vortex happening . . . we get the cold weather bunged our way!
Beautiful photos! The low-hanging clouds are quite wonderful too! I'm afraid a 9-mile walk would surely do me in! We had a light coating of ice over the trees this morning which made for a beautiful wintry scene.
ReplyDeleteHi Chip - I could manage a 9 mile walk on the flat I think, but for climbing half a mountain in the middle, I would need a block and tackle to get up the Sugarloaf!!
ReplyDeleteWe are now into a rain phase - with more cold weather forecast, so roll on SPRING!
Came over from your comment, on another blog. ("..living in a rambling old farmhouse in rural Wales and hoping to downsize to Herefordshire or..") Oh this sounds delightful. I love such.
ReplyDeleteNope, don't live in one. :-) Live in a family home, we had built 50 years ago. And since we are in the upper NE of the US, we have "loads and batches" of snow!!!!!!! Plus some ice on top, to make it more interesting. ,-) I'd be glad to send you some, if you would like.
Hello my dear and welcome. The rambling old farmhouse is indeed delightful, but with just the two of us rattling around in it now the kids have all flown the nest, we NEED to downsize SOON!
DeleteAh, I imagine your snow is definitely very much heftier than our paltry falls. I follow coldantlerfarm blog and she didn't enjoy January very much as it was SO bad. I hope you will visit again.
A Polar Vortex - Heck that sounds like something out of a disaster film. I shall go and investigate on the weather websites
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it just? I would rather just pass go and proceed to SPRING!!
DeleteI never saw Pen Y fan with the snow, never visited my gran at that time of the year. Sounded magical in her letters
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame you never saw Pen Y Fan snow-capped - it looks amazing. I hope my photos make up for this lack.
DeleteBeautiful photos of a beautiful country!
ReplyDeleteHello there fellow fellow quilter (I nipped across to your blog). Wales is indeed beautiful, with a fascinating history. At the moment it seems to be day after day of rain, which isn't much fun, but it doesn't stop me taking photos on the dry bits in between! Your latest quilt project looks like it will be warm. I have only just discovered the flannel materials over here (recent arrivals, we are always years behind the craft scene!)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos !
ReplyDeleteWe are so happy we have rain today and there will be snow in the mountains. But it is still not enough. We have had two wildfires, near me. Summer in February not good !
cheers, parsnip and mandibles
What's your average temperature at the moment parsnip? Here it's about 44 deg. C (33 deg at night). The sun is out today so I shall be taking a longer walk. Glad you had some rain. You are welcome to ours as we're FED UP WITH IT!!
ReplyDeleteDuffer - that's FAHRENHEIT not Celcius!
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