the frozen tay
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Mark: "It's not my fault I fell in the snow. But it is my fault Sara fell in the snow."
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steepholm asked if there was any chance of a Frost Fair. Not quite yet.
These pictures were all taken between about 3.15 and 4.15 this afternoon.
The pictures above were taken from the Queen's Bridge, looking upstream toward Perth Bridge (built 1766). I like the first picture better but the second gives a better idea of the extent of the ice. The river really is solid ice between the bridges (it's backing up against the Queen's Bridge). Here's the pile up at the Queen's Bridge, looking downstream:

Several times, in flood, I've seen the river reach the top of the arches.
The next picture is downstream of the Queen's Bridge:

The light really was gorgeous!
So then we crossed the river via the railway bridge and circled back up river via Perth Bridge. This one is taken from Perth Bridge, looking towards Perth, about an hour after the first pictures were taken:

And this one is of Perth Bridge itself, a little upstream of the ice. The reason it got so dark is not just because the sun went down--also the haar came in. (That's what they call sea mist all up and down the north coast of Britain. It's a Dutch word, I think.)

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Me and Sara wanted to pay tribute to my awesome snowflake gingerbread cookies so we arranged them as a map of Great Britain!

(The little comet at the top is Orkney.)
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the rant continues!
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These pictures were all taken between about 3.15 and 4.15 this afternoon.
The pictures above were taken from the Queen's Bridge, looking upstream toward Perth Bridge (built 1766). I like the first picture better but the second gives a better idea of the extent of the ice. The river really is solid ice between the bridges (it's backing up against the Queen's Bridge). Here's the pile up at the Queen's Bridge, looking downstream:
Several times, in flood, I've seen the river reach the top of the arches.
The next picture is downstream of the Queen's Bridge:
The light really was gorgeous!
So then we crossed the river via the railway bridge and circled back up river via Perth Bridge. This one is taken from Perth Bridge, looking towards Perth, about an hour after the first pictures were taken:
And this one is of Perth Bridge itself, a little upstream of the ice. The reason it got so dark is not just because the sun went down--also the haar came in. (That's what they call sea mist all up and down the north coast of Britain. It's a Dutch word, I think.)
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Me and Sara wanted to pay tribute to my awesome snowflake gingerbread cookies so we arranged them as a map of Great Britain!
(The little comet at the top is Orkney.)
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the rant continues!
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Date: 2010-01-09 09:43 pm (UTC)And the snowflake cookies look wonderful, too!
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Date: 2010-01-09 10:07 pm (UTC)I have posted about them before, here and here
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Date: 2010-01-09 10:10 pm (UTC)Snowicon?
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Date: 2010-01-09 10:50 pm (UTC)I do feel super self-conscious getting photographical compliments from you, just like getting poetical compliments from
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Date: 2010-01-10 09:42 am (UTC)Flying Jack by Kathye Fetsko Petrie
Date: 2010-01-14 06:52 pm (UTC)I am the author of the children's picture book, "Flying Jack" (introduction by Reeve Lindbergh) and i received a Google alert that the book was on your wish list, albeit it for 2006. I read around several of your websites and saw we have a lot in common. If you never obtained a copy of "Flying Jack" — it might be difficult in Scotland — I would be happy to mail you a copy. You can contact me at KathyePetrie "at" gmail "dot" com. By the way I live in Pennsylvania, about 2 hours from Mt. Gretna. Also, Jane Yolen and I have had the same publisher. Be well, and I hope to hear from you.
Flying Jack by Kathye Fetsko Petrie
Date: 2010-01-14 06:53 pm (UTC)I am the author of the children's picture book, "Flying Jack" (introduction by Reeve Lindbergh) and I received a Google alert that the book was on your wish list, albeit it for 2006. I read around several of your websites and saw we have a lot in common. If you never obtained a copy of "Flying Jack" — it might be difficult in Scotland — I would be happy to mail you a copy. You can contact me at KathyePetrie "at" gmail "dot" com. By the way I live in Pennsylvania, about 2 hours from Mt. Gretna. Also, Jane Yolen and I have had the same publisher. Be well, and I hope to hear from you.