Tag: Icy
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First in the water
#nature #winter #swimming While the rest were going about their morning routine this brave soul decided to take the plunge into the northern waters fed by the Mersey and Medlock Water, skiddy in places, where jack frost had turned it to ice but with all those feathers, he was well waterproofed and ready for his […]
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Mr frosts return
Salford, 11th December They said the mercury was rising today Well, someone didn’t inform Jack Frost and his winter imps For as I write, sat perched in a chair by a radiator They appear to have left pretty patterns All over peoples car windows and roofs Seems like he’s skipped across the skies too, As […]
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Another Winters Morning
Fishing As the mercury begins its annual retreat the angler keeps a watch the winter water, dark and cold as silvery sources flicker Hot air turning to almost fog as chair it rests on sawn up logs and line it sits, still, with great aplomb as angler watches for a flicker The float […]
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Careful Now
Gingerly Got to admit, that first layer of frost on the ground In-stills me with an air of trepidation Not exactly fear, but as you make your way from here to there Going across the icy surfaces Expect a slip or slide or two – especially by the Roadside pavements where Jack frost refuses to […]
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Frost
Another Wintry acrostic for a cold winters night From the arctic north Rolling icy winds travel across the Island Over hills and meadow they go, Painting everything white Sun in the sky, fairly invisible to the eye Turning young minds towards sunnier days.
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Frost
Frost Painting delicate patterns on Car Windows the ice maiden covers her canvas keeping her art materials fresh until the night falls Her frosty hand freezes ponds leaving local ducks a chance to master skating across the local waters Lawns and reeds stand in Military precision Captured in time by icy blasts When her creations […]
The Inkwell 