The UK has been caught inthe grips of storms for several weeks, with high winds, floods and coastal damage. Many people have lost their homes and businesses, train lines are closed and seemingly indestructible sea walls have been destroyed.
My little city is ten miles from the sea and mostly high enough to be safe from floods so other than getting soaked a few times I’m fine. I’m very lucky, the weather has only prevented trips out with my camera and meant that I had a nerve racking drive to Hampshire last week.
At the weekend, in a brief dry spell I walked the dogs in the cemetery and found a number of fallen trees. It surprised me how shallow conifer roots are, I hope they replace them soon.
This dear little tree is my favourite in the cemetery and I’m pleased that it’s survived with just one broken limb.
Don’t tell, but it’s a damson and no-one else seems to pick its bountiful fruit. Perhaps they’ll plant some more!
Spring is on it’s way!
Lucid Gypsy 
I am shocked and disturbed by the floods and the government’s reaction. So many people have been affected. Some of the interviews with farmers have been hard to hear. They are broken. We have to address climate change, but Cameron seems to duck the issue, and just want to blame the EA. God help us.
crazy! I have seen some of it on the TV… be safe.
Yeah to the damson! Our part of Surrey looks like a tree cemetery currently!
Sehr schöne Bilder liebe Grüße und einen schönen Abend lieber Gruß Gislinde
how very sad, so many sturdy old trees going down in the sodden ground … here they are dying form drought and fire … a tragedy of our making affecting all life on Earth … and still the politicians and big business deny it all 😦
Amazing photos that really bring home to us living elsewhere just how damaging the storms have been. The tree on it’s side is very dramatic.
Damson jam. Now I’m remembering my grandmother and all her home cooking. I love plum jam.
When I see great trees fallen, the disaster is no small matter. Hope Mother Nature stops being so angry.
Hi Let’s Cut, there’s no doubt in my mind that Nature is angry and she won’t stop being angry until man stops destroying our planet
Egg-zack-el-yyyyyy. I can’t agree more. °^°
This weather this year has effected people all over the world in one way or another. I hope people everywhere will have the least amount of damage. Waiting for spring. Stay safe.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
I hope that you dry out soon Gilly. So much of our country is covered in snow and ice. We have had a terrible winter as well. Stay safe and dry. 🙂
The weather has been shocking, hasn’t it? That’s one of the main reasons I moved to Spain nine years ago – I was fed up of it!
Even when devastated, trees are still majestic!
Amazing photos, Gilly, albeit very sad. We have suffered here, on The Isle of Wight, where the coastline has been eroded and roads and car parks along the south~west have slipped into the sea. And I watched a roll~on~roll~off car ferry to Southampton struggle to make progress through the choppy currents just off Cowes ~ I’m thankful that I wasn’t on board that! Hopefully your damson tree will survive and thrive ~ I haven’t tasted damson jam since my mother used to make it! Stay warm and dry 🙂
And still there are the naysayers…
So sad about all the tree damage, Gilly. My mom used to make delicious damson jam. I’d forgotten all about until your mention of damsons. 🙂
Losing full grown trees is always sad. Wonder whether the days of predictable weather patterns are all but over? We have had no rain at all this monsoon season!