This sheep was having a lot to say for herself as she crossed the Priory parkland. Not a call of distress, more of a bad-mood grumble. Perhaps she was fed up with the snow covering her grass.
Meanwhile on the far side of the field her fellows seemed to have found something more to their liking.
And now here’s a better view of the old parkland behind Wenlock Priory – once the domain of jolly, hunting monks, and believe me, hunting was among the least of their reputed bad habits.
Thursday’s Special In the first challenge of 2018, Paula is definitely giving our little grey cells a post-Christmas shake-up. Algid was a new word for me. So here it is: cold and chilly. Now please visit Paula for the other options and some very fine photos.
Tish Farrell 
These photos are stunning! Stay warm & safe!
Thank you, Cindy. We have our trusty log burner on the go 🙂
In that case, it’s been très algid here! However, there’s hope. Sunday is supposed to be 30 F, a veritable heat wave these days. I don’t feel bad for these sheep. After all, they have beautiful, thick wool coats. 🙂 Lovely shots, Tish.
janet
Thick wool coats indeed. As I sometime knitter I was eyeing them up.
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A fine bit of algid, Tish!
Thank you, Sue. It was v. algid despite the sunshine which was making snow bombs out of all the trees.
Well, you certainly got your photographs!
A brilliant display of algid! And it was new to me too
Thank you, Debbie. Glad I’m not the only one not to know it. Even ran it by super brain other half, and he thought it meant something to do with algae.
simply love your woolly snow sheep. very seasonal captures – excellent use of algid – something akin to frigid in one sense!
I think I prefer frigid. Glad you liked the sheep. They were looking especially appealing I thought.
Absolutely love that first shot Tish. I’d be grumpy if someone hid my cashew nuts! Feeling slightly less foolish now that I know you had to resort to the dictionary xx
had to resort to google actually, as my concise Oxford dictionary was most deficient. And what’s this about cashew nuts? Do you have secret caches? I suppose that would be telling.
Just something to help absorb the port. I didn’t get any Christmas cake this year. 😦
Ah, that explains things 🙂
You are making me miss snow filled days
Oh no. That won’t do 🙂
At least the sheep doesn’t look cold. If anything has a warm enough coat, that sheep has got to be the one!
Ah, to be a sheep, they never seem in the slightest bit bothered about the weather. And this is a perfect ALGID post. Made me shiver just looking at it 🙂
Thank you, Jude 🙂
On our very brief Maine stay, I saw some sheep but they were staying very close to the barn as the snow was higher than their legs were long.
I think you’ve given me the answer. She was cross at having snow in her arm pits.
Poor things! At least they have their own jerseys!
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The first shot is wonderful. It makes the cold look appealing. 🙂 It is frigid/algid here on the east coast of the US, but nothing as picturesque in sight. 🙂
Happy New Year, Marie.
Here’s to a great 2018!
Lovely shots Tish, particularly that first. I don’t remember snow looking quite so magnificent during our UK days
It was astonishing – for a couple of days.
The images freeze me too.
Hi Pete!
I’m shivering just looking at all that snow
It didn’t last!
That’s good…
I agree with Jo. That first shot is wonderful. Worthy of a frame, I’d say.
How the heck am I going to do this challenge when the temperature is 32 c?
Pah! What about a cold beer?
Never thought of that. No beer in the fridge, but there is a nice Shiraz!
That’ll do nicely, Ark. When your HOT sun has gone down.
It’s quite a word isn’t it? And that’s quite a lot of snow for sheep toes, it’s not as if they get any nice warm food either!
Alas, poor sheep!
Stunning images, Tish. Wrap up warmly.😀
Definitely will. Thanks, Cocoa.
Great photos, Tish. You are quite the artist!
Asante sana, Mak 🙂
Love these! I think I grumble a bit just like them. I want the grass back, too 🌞
Gorgeous photos of your algid landscape, Tish. I would also be making grumbling noises out there, even if I was wearing a woolly coat.
Many thanks, Sylvia. One feels sheep are generally very long-suffering creatures, so they’re allowed a little whingeing now and then.
Very charming sheep you captured here.
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Gorgeous winter shots, Tish!! Baaahtiful!
Thank you, Helen. Baaa back 🙂
Beautiful images, Tish! Way to cold for me to be out there. 🙂
But the sun was so bright, I forgot about the cold 🙂
Very beautiful. I like snow better than rain. 🙂
How could I have missed this charming post! Shame on me!! It is so lovely. The sheep in the first one is so cute 🙂 What a lovely image!
Well the main thing is you did find it, which is lovely. So glad you liked my sheep. Wishing you a good week 🙂