Recently the United Kingdom has been subjected to some of the most severe winter weather for many years. For the average person it has had a dramatic impact, preventing many of their normal daily activities from either talking place altogether, or severely disrupting them. Unlike our Scandinavian neighbours, we in Britain are not 'geared' up to dealing with such extremes. Most days, across the country have seen temperatures almost constantly below freezing with frequent snow storms. As a result of the disruption to the daily routine, many feel the need to blame something or someone. The government and local councils have come under fire from members of the public for their apparent lack of organisation, effective planning and contingency measures. Some of the complaints are in all probability perfectly valid, and do raise poignant questions, as to how councils and the government plan for such situations. I on the other hand, with many years of experience working with the natural world understand that there are many situations where the human race is at the mercy of factors we have no or very little control over. To me snow and the adverse weather we have been subjected to of late is 'Nature's Reality Check', it is mother nature's unique way of reminding us that we are in fact not in control. The irony is that this comes just days after the world's governments failed to reach a reasonable, attainable resolution at the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. For me the adverse weather had caused some disruption, although I have managed to make some interesting images.
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) in Snow
 Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Ice on the Brox Burn
Ice on the Brox Burn
Ice on the Brox Burn
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Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
