the frozen tay

[ewein2412]

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!

Comments

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

What beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing them.

And the snowflake cookies look wonderful, too!

[ewein2412]

I am not much of a photographer but the subject matter was very rewarding. (I should make myself a snow icon!)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

I was going to say it wasn't quite solid enough for a Frost Fair ;o)

[estara.livejournal.com]

Awesome cookies, especially if you baked them yourself. That lighted bridge picture would make a great pc wallpaper.

[marguerlucy.livejournal.com]

LOL @ your son's words.

[ewein2412]

I did bake them myself! My aunt sent me the cookie cutters and the recipe is from my great-grandmother's next door neighbor in Pennsylvania. So you see your snowflake cookie gift was very appropropriate!

I have posted about them before, here and here

[ewein2412]

he is a class act.

Snowicon?

[estara.livejournal.com]

(http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=joelmzntmwz)

[estara.livejournal.com]

I hadn't discovered you yet at the time. *points to second answer post* I made an icon for you!

Re: Snowicon?

[ewein2412]

awwwwww WOW! thanks. You are awesome!

Re: Snowicon?

[ewein2412]

gosh, it's really pretty. And it's a good Perthicon, too.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the pictures! Maybe we'll have that Frost Fair yet...

Re: Snowicon?

[estara.livejournal.com]

So was the picture!! I couldn't resist.

[lnbw.livejournal.com]

The purple-tinted one (from the bridge) is gorgeous!

[ewein2412]

you're welcome! your comment inspired me!

[ewein2412]

thanks!

I do feel super self-conscious getting photographical compliments from you, just like getting poetical compliments from sovay!

Re: Snowicon?

[ewein2412]

I love it when people make me icons. Mostly it is mhari.

[ewein2412]

we can always hope!

Re: Snowicon?

[estara.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I'm tempted to get some different ones for myself, but I've been using this portrait of my old rpg character that I comissioned for years now, across the internet whenever I use this username ... somehow it doesn't feel right to change. Hmm.

Re: Snowicon?

[ewein2412]

yes, I know the feeling. I think of this as my signature even though I've been using the osprey for six months now.

Re: Snowicon?

[estara.livejournal.com]

hmmm... you know, so do I - think of it as your signature.

Re: Snowicon?

[estara.livejournal.com]

Why are YOU up so late? *shall go to bed soonest*

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh. The photos are so lovely.

[lnbw.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you. I shall hope to someday get writing compliments from you and feel similarly self-conscious.

Re: Snowicon?

[ewein2412]

hmm, I think I just beat you! I was also rather surprised at so many people on my flist on-line on a saturday night.

[ewein2412]

thank you!

Re: Snowicon?

[estara.livejournal.com]

That's what I do on Saturdays when my eyes work, surf my f-list and book review sites, mostly. And most of my f-list is USian so the good content shows up late in the day. But I'll go to bed early now, tomorrow is a school day.

Re: Snowicon?

[estara.livejournal.com]

and read of course ^^ - just finished a reread of Joan Wolf's The Deception and am now reading her The Gamble for the first time.

Flying Jack by Kathye Fetsko Petrie

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Elizabeth:

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

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Elizabeth:

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.