{"id":26198,"date":"2018-03-02T07:20:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T07:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=26198"},"modified":"2018-03-02T07:21:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T07:21:17","slug":"beast-east-meets-storm-emma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/03\/beast-east-meets-storm-emma\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Beast from the East meets Storm Emma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We already know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/ynyslas-weather-records-tumble\/\">weather records were smashed<\/a> when the Beast from the East met Storm Emma, so here&#8217;s what we were greeted to\u00a0in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>First, the view from inside which wasn&#8217;t a lot as we could barely see through the windows<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26198 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-view-from-inside.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-view-from-inside-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The view from inside\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-view-from-inside-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/The-view-from-inside.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26199'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view from inside\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Whats-happened-out-there.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Whats-happened-out-there-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"What&#039;s happened out there\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Whats-happened-out-there-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Whats-happened-out-there.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26200'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat&#8217;s happened out there\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Outside it was a weird world of frozen snow drifts that had been sculpted into crazy sinuous shapes by the wind. In places these were up to my chest in height.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-26198 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A-wintry-seat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A-wintry-seat-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A wintry seat\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A-wintry-seat-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A-wintry-seat.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26201'>\n\t\t\t\tA wintry seat\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Frozen-Snow-Sculptures.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Frozen-Snow-Sculptures-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Frozen Snow Sculptures\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Frozen-Snow-Sculptures-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Frozen-Snow-Sculptures.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26202'>\n\t\t\t\tFrozen Snow Sculptures\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-drifts.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-drifts-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Snow drifts\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-drifts-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-drifts.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26203'>\n\t\t\t\tSnow drifts\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Mind you in other places the wind had striped the earth bare so that there was barely any snow. No where was immune though and for some reason the lean to, which is obviously under-cover and usually a dry storage area, was full!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-26198 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-covered-windows.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-covered-windows-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Snow covered windows\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-26204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-covered-windows-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-covered-windows-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-covered-windows.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-26204'>\n\t\t\t\tSnow covered windows\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-in-the-garden.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-in-the-garden-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Snow in the garden\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-26205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-in-the-garden-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Snow-in-the-garden.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-26205'>\n\t\t\t\tSnow in the garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Under-the-Lean-to.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Under-the-Lean-to-150x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Under the Lean to\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-26206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Under-the-Lean-to-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Under-the-Lean-to.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-26206'>\n\t\t\t\tUnder the Lean to\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As you can see, it\u00a0doesn&#8217;t even really look pretty out there. The wind has been stripping dust and muck from the ground so the snow looks dirty and it has just plastered everything in its wake. Not quite the winter-wonderland we would hope for, more like the aftermath of some weird disaster!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We already know that weather records were smashed when the Beast from the East met Storm Emma, so here&#8217;s what we were greeted to\u00a0in the morning. 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