As you may have noted in my last post I was due to catch a plane last Monday, which I managed to reach on time; the weather in Poland remained subdued and I was more worried about the snow at my destination. Thankfully the snow in Manchester had pretty much disappeared on my arrival and although the air steward said I might have trouble crossing the border to Gods own County, the trip with my nephew was safe and without incident; arriving around midnight to a warm wood fuelled living room and a glass of red wine; fantastic !
Now I know I might have pushed up my carbon footprint for the year, but when I saw a return flight for £62 I just had to take it; I’ll offset the damage done with my composting toilet in the summer 🙂
It’s just about a year since I was last here visiting my sisters and nephews and it’s great to be back, there is also a good chance of finding a little bit of work to fund my visit and maybe even put a little bit a side; with the added bonus of the glorious Yorkshire countryside. Unfortunately the baggage restrictions have left me without my camera, but I managed to get a quick snap of my new backyard on Wednesday morning with my sisters happy snapper before the battery went flat. I plan to take more once I get out and about a bit more.
Oddly enough it feels colder here than in Poland, I’m guessing because of the damp in the air; where Poland is a very dry cold, does that make sense? I checked in with friends back in Poland and they said they had a meter of snow on Thursday, so maybe I’m better off here.
As I said it’s great to be back seeing family, but with all the catching up I have suddenly found myself not having the time to blog as often, I’m sure that will change soon; I can feel the urge 🙂
Back in the saddle of home, and I can feel the change in you already. It must be a novelty, being able to use the toilet, without shovelling some dirt down afterwards! Keep up the reports mate, the differences make good reading.
Your right, a flushing toilet is a real luxury; just a shame it’s outside!
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What a beautiful picture and even more so when I enlarge it. 🙂
Thank you, I hope to get snapping in the next few days, especially now the snow has come down 🙂
I love coming back and I’m always sorry to go; I often wonder if the reason we have decided to build in the hills is because of my desire to see similar views 🙂
Yes, it feels much colder here than in eastern Europe even though the temperature is much higher. I find the same with the heat; I can (just) cope with 40degC in Romania but I couldn’t here. Like you I assume it’s the humidity. Good to hear you can feel the urge – look forward to reading the result.
I’m trying to catch up 🙂 So much to do, so little time 🙂