How is the weather?

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. 
John Ruskin


So you ask, how is the weather in London?  Britian is famous for its poor weather. However, as many of you know, I dislike the weather extremes we have in the Philadelphia area.  Too hot in July and August and too cold and snowy in the winter.


As such, I actually like the weather in London.  It has a temperate marine climate, which means it is out of the ordinary for temperatures to dip below freezing and highs rarely exceed 80 degrees.  But yes it rains a lot...

This was a very rainy day - even the birds try to
escape the rain by taking cover

We did have a bit of snow and cold in December.  It only snowed about 5 inches, but the whole country shut down for several days.  The country does not invest in snow removal equipment, so you just have to wait for it to melt.  I didn't see a single person with a snow shovel.  Their philosophy is if you shovel and then someone falls on your sidewalk, you are at fault.  But if you don't shovel and they fall, it is an act of God.  With no one on the roads, it was an incredibly peaceful scene.

Snowfall in Walton

During January and early February, the weather has been fairly mild, in the 40s to low 50s.  The downside is the grey - many days are cloudy.  People say the weather begins to change at the end of March, when the sun reappears and spring is sprung.


Even so, most mornings we get a beautiful present.  Even if it ends up being a cloudy day, often times we view a beautiful morning sunrise outside our kitchen window. Here are some of our favorite sunrises.

Linda