Frozen Exe

Anyone in the UK will have noticed it has been cold, very cold! Parts of the River Exe (mostly the flood relief channel) have started to freeze over. Seagulls are a little unsure what to do...



A heron has been wandering the stretch of river just outside our flat, but as yet has evaded mt camera. I will get a shot of him (or her) one day!

The ice has bee quite thick in some places, two boys were thwacking it with hockey sticks and not finding it easy to break through. One of the greatest noises of nature can be got from throwing a stone of bit of ice across a frozen river, it sounds a bit like Twhang thwang thwaaaang.



Some amazing icicles have formed on bushes overhanging the Weir.





I am starting to enjoy the cold weather, and kind of hope it hangs around for a few more weeks!