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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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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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
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
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
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