Mark's Journal

  After our brief winter wonderland of last week, we are back to the globally warmed version of winter that's become normal over the past decade. We had to turn back from a visit to Penrith today as the rain closed in on us around Carlisle. With stormy winds to add to the picture later this afternoon, it was a prudent decision as the journey back would have become very dangerous. So, as we look forward to Jocelyn, our tenth named storm of this season, we hunker down by the window and watch it pour. Pour the hot drinks, please!

  We saw the first snow of the year in Dumfries on Tuesday. A good couple of inches to convince us that our Scottish winter hasn’t totally succumbed to global warming just yet. Then, on Wednesday, we awoke to a world where the snow had melted away and been replaced with ice. However both days were a gift to the photographer. The sun was low but bright and the golden hour lasted all day. Photos ©2024 Mark Toner. They may be reproduced without alteration if attribution is made.