{"id":819,"date":"2008-03-23T18:21:39","date_gmt":"2008-03-23T18:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/03\/23\/no-snow-for-xmas-but-we-got-a-white-easter\/"},"modified":"2008-03-23T18:21:39","modified_gmt":"2008-03-23T18:21:39","slug":"no-snow-for-xmas-but-we-got-a-white-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/03\/23\/no-snow-for-xmas-but-we-got-a-white-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"No snow for Xmas, but we got a white Easter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/25771870@N00\/2354121793\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2411\/2354121793_c419bdf48d_m_d.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"Colchester in the snow by WeatherGirl\" align='right' hspace='10' vspace='10' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve dodged a fairly serious winter back in Minnesota while on sabbatical this year, and we&#8217;ve had no snow and very little cold weather over here in Colchester.  In a fit of weird timing, however, we had something like an inch of big Bing Crosby stuff today.  I&#8217;ve not actually be out of the house all day (trying to get ready for EuroGP), but <a href=\"http:\/\/unhinderedbytalent.com\/WeatherGirl\/archives\/2008\/03\/23\/as-i-walked-to-meeting-today-i-saw\/\">WeatherGirl walked into town<\/a> and back this morning, and took <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/25771870@N00\/sets\/72157604213406846\/\">a ton of cool photos<\/a> (including the one above, and lots of neat self-portraits).<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"st-post-tags \">\n\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/colchester\/\" title=\"Colchester\">Colchester<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/photography\/\" title=\"Photography\">Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/sabbatical\/\" title=\"Sabbatical\">Sabbatical<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/snow\/\" title=\"snow\">snow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/weather\/\" title=\"weather\">weather<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/weathergirl\/\" title=\"WeatherGirl\">WeatherGirl<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/winter\/\" title=\"winter\">winter<\/a><br \/><\/div>\n\n\n\t<h4>Related posts<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/11\/17\/unrelenting-the-seasons-change\/\" title=\"Unrelenting, the seasons change (17 Nov 07)\">Unrelenting, the seasons change<\/a> (0)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/11\/20\/with-joy-shall-ye-draw-water\/\" title=\"With joy shall ye draw water (20 Nov 07)\">With joy shall ye draw water<\/a> (0)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve dodged a fairly serious winter back in Minnesota while on sabbatical this year, and we&#8217;ve had no snow and very little cold weather over here in Colchester. In a fit of weird timing, however, we had something like an inch of big Bing Crosby stuff today. I&#8217;ve not actually be out of the house &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/03\/23\/no-snow-for-xmas-but-we-got-a-white-easter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;No snow for Xmas, but we got a white Easter!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[11,25,27,19],"tags":[46,869,875,291,44,290,194],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90sy-dd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":706,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/11\/20\/with-joy-shall-ye-draw-water\/","url_meta":{"origin":819,"position":0},"title":"With joy shall ye draw water","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"20 Nov 07","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a detail of an old public water fountain set in the wall of a \"great house\" here in Colchester. Apparently something like 9 houses were destroyed to make room for this monster, so perhaps the fountain was an attempt to assuage some guilt? For those who would like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Photography&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Photography","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":694,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/11\/17\/unrelenting-the-seasons-change\/","url_meta":{"origin":819,"position":1},"title":"Unrelenting, the seasons change","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"17 Nov 07","format":false,"excerpt":"Apparently they've had snow back in Morris, but we're not likely to see any of the white stuff here in Colchester. The leaves are turning with enthusiasm, however, and it's definitely crisp when Sub-Evil and I walk in together in the mornings. We've even seen a little frost. Hats and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Family","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/family\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":855,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/07\/05\/there-are-a-few-differences\/","url_meta":{"origin":819,"position":2},"title":"There are a few differences","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"5 Jul 08","format":false,"excerpt":"Several people have asked about \"culture shock\" upon returning home, and for me at least there really hasn't been much (I'll let WeatherGirl and Sub-Evil speak for themselves). One thing that has been really amazing, though, is the peace and quiet here. 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This is in an area just north of the Colchester City Centre called the Dutch Quarter (see map).","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Photography&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Photography","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":835,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/04\/26\/the-end-of-an-era\/","url_meta":{"origin":819,"position":5},"title":"The end of an era","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"26 Apr 08","format":false,"excerpt":"We've been lucky enough to have a very nice chippy up the road. Peggottys was a neat family operation, one of that dwindling pool of old-school independent shops. 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