I just wanted to share our experience of the heavy snowfall which has brought Britain to a standstill.

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What a night! The worst of the year.
The heavy snowfall has been really severe.
Another foot has fallen in just a few hours
After forecasts had only mentioned snow showers.
Traffic’s at a standstill and airports are closed.
School children have had a holiday imposed.
Passengers on trains stranded overnight
Were glad when an end to their ordeal was in sight.

I opened the front door but there was no way
That we would be going out walking today,
So on went the boots, the scarves and the coats,
And an hour to clearing it we did devote.

At last we were able to open the gate
To the great snowy scenes which for us did await.
It really was worth the hard work that we’d done
To go out and see everyone having such fun.

A huge snowman stood so proud and tall,
A temptation to my hubby to throw a snowball.
Children were squealing in great delight
As he turned on them ready for a snowball fight.

On the beach a puppy buried himself in the snow
Then scampered back and forth putting on quite a show,
Then back via the harbour where skies of dark grey
Threatened that even more snow’s on the way.

Christine Ramsay 2.12.10
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