A Merry Christmas To all, from here in the north Will it snow tonight? A B-H
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Day Twenty Four of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Winds sculpt the snowdrifts Carving and shaping curves, peaks Like still, solid waves A B-H
Bridges over the River Hodder, Part One; The Bowland Main
The Aqueduct carrying the Bowland Main was designed by the civil engineer William Booth Bryan for the Blackburn corporation and opened in 1882. It carries water from the Brennand and Whitendale rivers to Fishmoor reservoir above Blackburn in Lancashire. A section of the aqueduct is visible near Dunsop Bridge where it crosses the river Hodder,Continue reading “Bridges over the River Hodder, Part One; The Bowland Main”
Day Twenty Three of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Rows of icicles On the tumbling rocks and falls Of the frozen stream A B-H
Day Twenty Two of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Hard frost overnight The dead leaves on the Oak tree Glitter in the sun A B-H
Day Twenty One of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
With a fresh dusting Of snow on their thick fleeces Sheep graze on the moors A B-H
Day Twenty of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Snow drifts on the lane Can get quite deep in places Cars can still get through A B-H
Day Nineteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Everything’s still and Quiet in the snow except The whispering trees A B-H
Northwest Nature and History 