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‘Beware the Blackthorn Winter’ is a country saying about a spell of cold weather in early April which often coincides with the blossoming of the blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa). The pure white of the blackthorn blossom matches the snow or hoar frost covering the fields nearby and almost invariably bitter north easterly winds. The longer days and sun gaining strength at this time of year often give a spell of warmer weather - but then the Blackthorn Winter comes along and reminds us it’s not quite summer yet. Statistically, we are more likely to have snow at Easter than at Christmas.
A Blackthorn Winter can be described as the opposite of an Indian summer.
Blackthorn white blossoms appear before the leaves, creating a contrast against the dark smooth thorny branches. The blackthorn flowers eventually become purple sloes, ripening in autumn and harvested traditionally in October or November, after the first frosts, and used to make a Sloe gin liqueur.
Magical,moody clouds over the hills of Harris yesterday which looked like a dragon lying down l thought?
Another look at that awesome cloud now seen floating over and reflecting into the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. We first saw it while on Tangier Island. This time we were on the ferry boat ride back to Reedsville and some more back road riding. Due to the times of the ferry boat rides, you only have two hours on the island, but that's OK because it's not a very big island and it's a working island so not too much to see!
Would you like to come cloud watching with me?
We can while away the afternoon
Just to step out of time is all we need
Looking out for the other rule
Cos there’s no place
I’d rather be
There’s no one
I’d rather see
Would you like to come cloud watching with me?
We can watch the world roll on by
Dreaming up all the endless possibilities
Staring into the open sky
Would you like to come cloud watching with me?
We don’t have to talk at all
If we lie on our backs in the green green grass
I guarantee there’s no way to fall
Cos there’s no place
I’d rather be
And there’s no one
I’d rather see
And together watch the blues get blown away
Cos there are so many clouds in the sky today
~ Abby Dobson; lyrics from "Cloud Watching"
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An image from New Mexico, where after getting slammed by super high winds and a generous helping of small pea to marble sized hail by the shipload the storm finally passed... and I had to stop for this.
Photographed from A12 Prout's Island a Cumulonimbus Cloud over Sesekinika Lake in Sesekinika in the Township Grenfell in Northeastern Ontario Canada
Infamous for bringing heavy precipitation and storms, cumulonimbus clouds are huge clouds that can spread between the differing levels of the troposphere, towering up into very high altitudes (you can’t really miss them). Their tops seem to resemble an anvil.
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