“A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.”
George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Spring? What spring? It’s time for second winter!
When I am writing these words, snow is already melting behind the window and all I can hear is the rain, silently tapping on the window sill. But only 5 days ago we had really strong blizard here, which lasted almost 3 days! If I lived in a castle, I could totally feel like in Winterfell 😉
Such kind of weather is very unusual for Scotland, so it caused quite a big confusion for the next few days. We had about 10 inches of snow, red alert because of weather conditions, calcelled buses, closed schools and shops etc.
Now, let me explain it to all people, who are used to winter and for whom there is nothing unusual in cold and blizards. Snow is something, which happens really rarely in central Scotland and even if it does, it melts really quickly because of regular plus temperature. People here are not accustomed to big snow blizards and… well, big amount of snow generally. The main problem is transport, cause there is no such things as winter tyres or any similar securities. Riding a car in those conditions is extremely dangerous, especially when you live outside the city.
Dean Village looks enchanting covered by snow, right?
Despite all this, people here seemed to enjoy such surprising weather. Many of them have been building a snowman, organising snowball fights or… moving around the city on skis 😀
In spite of my longing for spring, I’ve decided to walk to few places and take some winter photos (results below). It’s funny though, how quickly the weather can change – only a week and a half ago I was looking for snowdrops and I didn’t even thought I’ll be able to create winter post before December! 😆
What do you like the most about winter weather? I love watching snow falling from the sky (especially at evenings), but my favourite is probably snow laying on tree branches or sparkling in the cold, it always looks so magical! ✨
Wow, what a magical experience to see charming Edinburgh covered in ghostly white snow!!! Thanks for sharing these with us!!!
I’m glad you like them! Edinburgh is always beautiful and amazing, but it looks even more magical covered my snow ✨
The the Well Court and the ivy are definitely my favourites pics, even if all the pictures are stunning! I can imagine how it should was the chao: In paris it was the same, I heard few weeks ago! Here at Quebec we are really ready for the snow (it starts at the end of october) and it’s during for the end of April. No signs of spring, no flowers, no buds. But! The weather is hot (0°C) and the snow is starting to melt a bit (I have snow until my ankles instead the knees). The old Quebec may looks like at Edinburg, but I never went to take pictures during the winter, I don’t know why, I should try next year! Also I’m sad for hedgehogs 🙁
I know you love ivy (me too! 💚) and Well Court is always amazing, it looks like straight from a fairy tale. Yes, it was second winter almost everywhere, I believe. There was snow even in Spain and Italy, crazy! In Quebec such weather is nothing special, I guess 😉 But winter is really beautiful witch bigger amount of snow, we used to have more of it in Poland few years ago. I was really sad to hear about hedgehogs too, but I hope there are some people there, who help them survive! I’m glad to hear it’s beginning to look like spring around you. And totally take some photos of old Quebec one day, I’d be very interested to see them!
Gorgeous! I love all the pictures of enchanting Edinburgh, it’s like going back in time and has such a lovely vintage feel!
Thank you! 🙂 Edinburgh is beautiful every time of the year, but it looks even more enchanting covered by snow. And yes, this city certainly has a vintage feel! 🖤
O boże jak tu pięknie 😱😍😱❤ tu czyli na zdjęciach i tu czyli na Twoim blogu 😉 zapowiada się wspaniale !
Aww, dziękuję pięknie Słońce! :* Mam nadzieję że coś tam z tego wyjdzie, trochę się napracowałam 😀 W każdym razie cieszę się, że Ci się podoba 🙂