Snake Pass, Peak District National Park May 23, 2009
Posted by shortfinals in British Isles, Derbyshire, England, Peak District, Royal Air Force, South Yorkshire.Tags: A57, Derbyshire, EGCC, Glossop, ICAO, Manchester Airport, National Park, Peak District National Park, Pennines, Sheffield, Snow, South Yorkshire, stream, UK, winter
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Snake Pass, A57 Glossop to Sheffield
I am from Derbyshire, and intensely proud of that fact. I am fortunate enough to be able to travel back fairly often, and visit friends and relations in the region. A few weeks ago, I landed at Manchester Airport (ICAO code, EGCC), the third-busiest airport in the UK and only a few miles from the boundary of the Peak District National Park. I have family in Sheffield on the other side of the Pennines.
I chose to travel the A57 road which runs from Glossop in Derbyshire to Sheffield in South Yorkshire. Part of this road forms the notorious Snake Pass, which winds it’s way through the National Park from west to east. Here you can see a typical piece of Peak District scenery on the A57, complete with pines and a rushing stream.
One thing the Snake Pass is notorious for is becoming blocked by snow, almost every winter, and its easy to see why!
Town snowplough – ‘It’s The End Of The World As We Know It’ March 2, 2009
Posted by shortfinals in New England, United States.Tags: New England, Snow, Boston, Massachusetts, Nor'easter, snowplough, Carolinas, storm, low pressure, Maritime Provinces, Canada, Atlantic, moist air, commute, 'It's The End Of The World As We Know It', circulation, New England states, ski resorts, skiers, snowboaders
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- Town snowplough
Well, maybe not the end of the world, but..it is a nasty ‘Nor’easter’. This is a particularly savage type of winter storm that we get here in New England. It starts with an area of low pressure moving up the coast from the Carolinas up towards the Maritime Provinces of Canada. As the centre of the storm passes just off the coast, the circulation picks up moist air from the (relatively) warm Atlantic, which is dumped at fairly impressive rates over the New England states. Snow at the rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour is not uncommon. Nor’easters are one of the reasons why the Boston area averages around 50 inches of snow per year.
We have just been told that the next 8 hours will see another 12 – 18 inches of snow in our part of Massachusetts (on top of that already on the ground). It is going to be a trying commute, that is for sure! Possibly the only ones clapping their hands with glee are the owners of various ski resorts, just to the north of Boston; and, of course, the legions of skiers and snowboarders who flock to them.
Happy New Year! December 31, 2008
Posted by shortfinals in New England, dogs.Tags: dogs, New England, New Year, Old English Sheepdog, Oliver, Snow
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Oliver
Well, another year has rolled around, and this one was full of challenges and difficulties galore, but with a lovely surprise and much joy at the end. To celebrate, here is a photograph of Oliver, a neighbour’s Old English Sheepdog, here in snowy New England.
I wish you all a wonderfully prosperous and peaceful New Year, filled with joy and love.
Cheers!
Merry Christmas! December 25, 2008
Posted by shortfinals in New England.Tags: Christmas, New England, Snow
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Grounds at our condo complex - Merry Christmas!
Well, we got the White Christmas that children love. Wishing you all a joyful and wonderous Christmas, this year.
Now I’m off to start cooking!
Cheers!
First snow of the year…….. December 7, 2008
Posted by shortfinals in New England.Tags: New England, Snow
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First snow, 7th December 2008
Well, well, after reading ‘43 degrees and snowing’, I decided to check…..and it is! This is the scene which greeted me this morning; the first snow of the year - a little sparse, but the harbinger of much more to come this winter. Time to break out the heavy coat, I think.
