There’s no day like snow day! Admittedly, I took some convincing this morning as when I woke up and looked out of the bedroom window all I saw was wet roads and sleet, with no indication that snow was going to stick. It was only after I’d been working away in the office for a few hours that I noticed the sleet had turned to ‘proper’ snow and that it was coming down rather heavily. Even so, I decided to stay busy indoors, finished a magazine article I’d been writing, then sorting through yet more stuff for eBay whilst preparing the latest sales for postage. Dawn had decided to cook this evening and needed some fresh veg, so by 14:00 I decided to head down to Sowerby Bridge and take the camera with me in the hope of getting some snow shots. There wasn’t a breath of wind, so the trees around us were coated in a thick layer of the stuff. They looked beautiful, so I was hopeful of finding the same effect alongside the railway in the valley below.

No such luck!

Something I’ve learned to appreciate living here in the Pennines is just how much of a difference a few hundred metres in height can make – especially when it comes to snow. By the time I got down into Sowerby Bridge conditions had changed. I was faced with more miserable sleet and trees completely clear of the white stuff. I’d half-hoped to recreate the picture I posted a couple of days ago but there was no chance. Sowerby station had a light dusting but even the ballast wasn’t covered, making pictures pointless. There was nothing to do for it but slog my way back uphill into the snowline. Here’s a couple of pictures to illustrate the contast.

This evening the weather still remains above freezing with the snow gradually melting. I expect most of it to have gone by morning, which is a shame as I’ll be in nearby Mytholmroyd tomorrow for a catch-up with he station friends. I’ll still be wielding the camera but it’ll be with people, not snow scenes in mind…

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