Brrrrrr…it’s cold!
January 6th, 2009
Living on the west coast of Ireland we benefit from the North Atlantic Drift (a.k.a. Gulf Stream) which not only encourages the growth of unexpected plants, but also makes heavy frosts quite a rarity. Last night, however, was about as cold as I’ve ever experienced here thanks to the high pressure zone sitting on top of us at the moment. Even at 11am there was still plenty of ice around:
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- despite being in the sun for some time, our driveway is still frozen in places
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- even the chickens’ water bowl had a thick layer of ice
The cold, clear, crisp air and the crunch of frozen grass underfoot is rather pleasant, at least as a novelty. I hope it doesn’t stay cold for too long though, especially as it seems that our mains water pipe has frozen!
