Bloody weather – you just can’t trust it! This morning we had wall to wall sunshine here in the Pennines. It was one of those crisp days where visibility was excellent due to a lack of haze. As we had to nip over the the Colne valley next door to pay a visit to the Bolster Moor farm shop and call in at Dawn’s parent I thought I might have the chance to get some decent pictures. Train services were running normally through the valley rather then being truncated due to the route upgrade work. Even freight services were running. So, whilst Dee was helping her parents sort out some household bills I wandered out from Crosland Moor to a spot high above Milnesbridge with an excellent view of the railway viaduct that traverses the village.

All was good, until the particular train I was interested as due – a Liverpool to Drax power station train of biomass wood pellets. At that point the weather decided not to play ball and the clouds appeared. Thankfully, they were more of the light, wispy kind rather than the ones that look like they could herald the arrival of the apocalypse, but they were just as annoying! As usual with sods law – just as soon as the train had passed, so did the clouds! Ah well. The day didn’t get any better weather-wise. This evening the apocalyptic variety put in an appearance, along with yet more heavy showers – as if we haven’t had enough rain this month…

Anyway, here’s the picture I did manage to capture.

The weather forecast for the beginning of next week is looking just as sodden around the country as today. Looks like Monday’s going to be a good day to sit at home writing. Tomorrow? Well, maybe just a short trip out somewhere to see something special…

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