Flood plain, flooded,
Light levels low;
Days, shorter and shorter.
We are all hoping the river doesn’t overflow its banks again, as it did last month. 🙏
Pictures and hokku by Ashley: 9th December 2023
Flood plain, flooded,
Light levels low;
Days, shorter and shorter.
We are all hoping the river doesn’t overflow its banks again, as it did last month. 🙏
Pictures and hokku by Ashley: 9th December 2023
A Different View 
As long as it’s the flood plain that floods.
Indeed! Thank you for your visit here. 🌹🙋♂️
A grim time of year, Ashley. Lights on in the middle of the day, lashing rain, and the wind roaring around the chimney. The solstice approaches.
It won’t be much fun for Santa if these warm winters continue. 😟🙋♂️
Thank you, Ashley, for reminding me how bad winter is, and that is just the beginning!
I can hardly wait for the spring, my favorite time of the year!
Joanna
Dear Joanna, at least you are looking forward! Thanks for your visit here. 🌹🙋♂️
You are always more than welcome, dear Ashley!
Joanna x
The situation look realy critical, we keep our thumbs up for all of you !
Thank you Rudi, I’ve my fingers crossed too! These warm winters, warm AND wet! Two days later and it’s raining again! ☔🤞
Such a wet year.
What’s that expression? It’s good for ducks! Thanks John for dropping by. 🙋♂️
Glug glug glug…….
Thank you for the pictures (looks a lot like Denmark right now) and elegant hokku 🍂
Thank you, Marina! I always knew that your stair exercises were part of a plan! 🤗🌹🙋♂️
Thank you, Ashley, for your kind comment 😊🙋♀️ but to admit it was previously not a real plan. However, suddenly things came together, and I wanted to provide others with the possibility of that “special” experience of upwalk walking taking the heartbeat to a near-maximum, and even more so (indoor and outdoor) up to wonderful views from higher altitudes 😊🏔️🏙️
I can feel the chill in the air. I hate the shorter days.
Dear Rosaliene, it’s not long now until the solstice when the light will begin to return. 🌹🙋♂️
Grim indeed, Ashley. Lashing with rain here now, and has been for days.
Thanks, Michael, same here ☔☔
I like the photos, Ashleaf, and the hokku describes the situation well. The solstice is right around the bend…bringing more light, more warmth, and the beginning of a new year, a new revolution around our source of life!
I’m ready for the solstice and hope you will like it. I wish it was colder Edo-san as it might kill off the virus’ going around here! It might also help stop the rain! There’s a lot of water up in the atmosphere and I believe another giant iceberg has just left Antarctica!
Beautiful! I hope the river stay as is even before rain!🤞✨
Thank you, Tanooki, I have my fingers crossed too! 🤞😊
The pictures really tell a story, says it all. Wishing you a warm and cozy hibernation during these wet days. ⛄☔🔥🙋♀️🔥☔⛄
Thank you, Morag. Today it’s dry and bright and very little wind. Let’s hope it stays that way! 🤞😊🌞
Yes let’s hope so. We had the same weather here. We even had a bit of sun. ☀️🙋♀️☔☀️
How did I miss this?!!!!!
Though these are all beautiful images, I hope the river behaves!
Here’s to a wonderful December, my friend! 🙏🌿
Dear Marina, thank you for your good wishes. Thankfully, we’ve had a couple of rain free days so fingers crossed the river will not overflow its banks again. Wishing you a magical December 🎄🎅😊🙋♂️
That’s great to hear!
🎅🏻🎄😎
Por aquí se dice: “nunca llueve a gusto de todos”. El caso es que por estas latitudes, este año, casi no ha llovido nada, la tierra esta seca y en Cataluña, por ejemplo, tienen ya escasez de agua. Espero, yo también, que el río no se desborde de nuevo, Un abrazo, querido Ashley.
Querida Bárbara, gracias por tus comentarios. Aquí la gente dice “nunca llueve pero llueve a cántaros”. Estaría feliz de enviarte algo de nuestra lluvia si supiera cómo hacerlo. Con suerte, lloverá para ti este invierno y luego evitarás los devastadores incendios. Les mando abrazos y buenos deseos. (I hope google translate has worked properly)
Gracias por tus buenos deseos. Un abrazo.
I hope you didn’t have a flood! We are having a lot of water here as well. 💦❄️
Luckily, the river didn’t flood again…so far! Thankfully we’ve had a few dry days since these photos. 🤗🙋♂️
That is how this season looks over here as well…
…but I still would like to walk down by that river. Despite the gloomy atmosphere, the scenery still looks lovely.
Not long until the winter solstice so the light will begin to grow again! Thank, Rabirius for you visit here 🙋♂️
Your photos are visual haikus in themselves. What part of the world is this, Ashley?
BUONA DOMENICA
Thank you. Happy Sunday to you also! 🙋♂️
GRAZIE ASLEY, BUON INIZIO SETTIMANA