{"id":137,"date":"2013-03-10T17:38:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T17:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=137"},"modified":"2013-03-10T18:03:22","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T18:03:22","slug":"spring-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"Spring Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I drew the curtains this morning, what a surprise. \u00a0 Snow!\u00a0 But what an opportunity too, for some winter pictures of Hatton. As Lily and I walked up the Auchlethen road the light was wonderful – overcast skies with just a hint of sun breaking through the grey.\u00a0\u00a0 The sheep were interested in us and posed quite nicely.<\/p>\n

\"Sheep<\/a>
Sheep on the Auchlen road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sheep<\/a>
Sheep on the Auchlethen road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"My<\/a>
My first daffodil of spring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And when I thought all was grey and white I spied a tiny hint of yellow on the verge.\u00a0\u00a0 My first Hatton daffodil.<\/p>\n

Since taking pictures last week of the collapsed bridge I have decided to photograph all the bridges over the Water of Cruden.\u00a0 There are more of them than you might think.\u00a0\u00a0 You will have to wait for later to see my efforts.\u00a0 But to give you a taste, here is a picture of the Hatton bridge guarded over by the rooks. (Sounds a bit pretentious – I think of them as “craws”.)\u00a0 You do have to be careful making your way to the shops sometimes, they may be waiting for you on the electricity wires.<\/p>\n

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\"Hatton<\/a>
Hatton Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rookery<\/a>
Rookery nook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last \u00a0summer I took a great picture of the Water of Cruden.\u00a0 So this morning I thought I would try to take the same view in winter.\u00a0 By now the snow had started again, but I still like that view with the small clump of trees.<\/p>\n

\"Water<\/a>
Water of Cruden at Hatton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"My<\/a>
My favourite trees by the Water of Cruden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An of course teasels always make a great picture in the snow.<\/p>\n

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\"Teasels\"<\/a>
Teasels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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