THIS WEEK:

Thursday 7th

Penny Rock corner, Grasmere

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mist along the Brathay at Halfway House

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icy road at High Cross, leading gingerly down across Elterwater Common

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Wednesday 6th

Fisher Place bus stops and St John's in the Vale

north of Dunmail Raise there's much less snow, like a different world

plenty on Helvellyn

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Blencathra

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Skiddaw after a lovely hot coffee at Wellington Farm

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Cockermouth, the bridge is closed after the partial collapse of the Old Couthouse

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wooden tunnel, maybe protection from falling rogue satellites

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Tuesday 5th

Blue sky arriving and clouds over Fairfield, from the pots at Hayes, Ambleside

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they've done a good job clearing the car park

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around Outgate even unclassified roads are open, just about

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Esthwaite and Gummer's How in the distance

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German casualty of the weekend, at Belmount

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High Street from Hawkshead Hill

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Kirkstone Pass

Monday 4th

Council workmen trying to clear the carnage in Station Road

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a walk down Lake Road, the park

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John Ruskin School is closed

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at the bridge

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the road is open to the Coniston Boating Centre, and Bluebird Cafe is open

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locals sitting it out on the Gondola pier

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in the car park

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a postman hero getting Amazon parcels delivered as best he can

Sunday 3rd

Pre dawn skies trying to warn of the forthcoming day [Saturday]

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a light covering of snow at Low Yewdale

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sheep at Thompson Ground Farm, Hawkshead Hill

we are on the way to pick up little Ashleigh from Grasmere

heavier snow coming down in Market Place, Ambleside

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we picked Ashleigh up, and spent the rest of the day in queues of traffic trying to get back to Coniston, for a sleep-over

she kept us amused, bless her, but said at one stage 'I don't like snow any more'

no good, so delivered the granddaughter back to Grasmere, it took some time, cars abandoned along the road

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after a cosy night in a very kind friend's home in Ambleside, the gritters have worked their magic, and cleared the road up Skelwith Hill to Coniston

at Colwith Brow

over The Guards

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a walker on the way to try to recover an abandoned car

Friday 1st December

Reflections on the Thirlmere dam

the back road is still closed, sadly

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Raven Crag overlooking

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more chocolate box stuff, at the Ashness Gate pier, Derwentwater

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Skiddaw

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Catbells

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bit cold for a wash, at Kettlewell car park

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Keswick not too busy

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Barf in the background

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a robin mourning the loss of his greenhouse, removed from the Grasmere Garden Village in the last couple of days

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