Wednesday 4 April 2012

Helm Wind

We have the dubious honour up here, of having the only 'named' wind in the british Isles. I'm talking about weather, not digestion here.
To quote wikipedia.........
"The Helm Wind is a named wind in Cumbria, England, a strong north-easterly wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment. It is the only named wind in the British Isles, although many other mountain regions in Britain exhibit the same phenomenon when the weather conditions are favourable. It may take its name from the helmet or cap of cloud which forms above Cross Fell, known as the Helm Bar, since a line of clouds over the fells can predict and accompany a Helm."
It doesn't blow very often, but when it does, it doesn't go unnoticed. This is what it left behind last night.


Thankfully none of the ewes in the shed came to any harm.

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