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Image of Daniel and Rachel ice skating
By Rachel M Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

A dream come true

Today was a good day. It has long been a dream of mine to ice skate outside in a natural environment and today I ticked that off my list.  Aberdeen … Continue reading A dream come true

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, ice, ice skating, pandemic, photos, Scotland, winter
By Rachel M Posted on January 9, 2021

Moonwalking on ice

One of the ponds at Duthie Park has frozen, partly defrosted, and then refrozen over the past few days to create a strange effect where it looks like there’s chunks … Continue reading Moonwalking on ice

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Duthie Park, ice, moonwalk, snow, snowman
By Rachel M Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

University staff now working from home #COVID2019

Ben is working from home starting today. After the Christchurch earthquakes, he was unable to access his office at the university for several months. This time he has had advanced … Continue reading University staff now working from home #COVID2019

Categories: JournalTags: book, coronavirus, covid, free book, ice, online lessons, shopping, supermarkets, UK, work from home
By Rachel M Posted on February 2, 2019

Winter wonderland

We woke up to a glorious winter wonderland this morning which was followed by a lovely sunny day. I cycled to Newton Dee like I always do. It wasn’t slippery … Continue reading Winter wonderland

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, ice, ice skating, Scotland, snow, winter
By Rachel M Posted on January 24, 2019

Ice on the River Dee

There are big chunks of ice on the River Dee today. I took pics. It’s very pretty.  

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, ice, photos, River, River Dee, winter
By Rachel M Posted on October 8, 2018September 10, 2020

Designing for Cycle Traffic

I’ve just run my very first campaign as the new Campaigns and Communications Secretary of the Aberdeen Cycle Forum. The campaign was to raise money for the purchase of two … Continue reading Designing for Cycle Traffic

Categories: CyclingTags: campaign, campaigning, cycling, design, ice
By Rachel M Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018

The mighty River Dee

The River Dee is looking particularly beautiful today. I’ve never seen it with so much ice, not this close to the harbour. Much of Scotland has been blanketed in snow … Continue reading The mighty River Dee

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Foodstory, frozen, ice, pancakes, Scotland, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on December 27, 2017

An almost frozen pond at Duthie Park

After a very mild Christmas the temperature has suddenly plunged. There were a few flakes of snow today and the pond at Duthie park is starting to freeze over. It’s … Continue reading An almost frozen pond at Duthie Park

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Duthie Park, frost, ice, Scotland, snow, weather, winter
By Rachel M Posted on December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Snow in Aberdeen!

Yesterday there was lots of snow in Aberdeen and the Martin household was jumping with joy! It’s very pretty when it snows. There was much excitement in the school playground … Continue reading Snow in Aberdeen!

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, frost, ice, Scotland, snow, travel, weather, winter
By Rachel M Posted on November 20, 2016November 20, 2016

Frozen

We had our first frost last week and there’s another heavy frost this morning. I went outside to take some photographs. It’s very pretty. I used to miss frosty mornings … Continue reading Frozen

Categories: JournalTags: climate, Climate change, frost, frozen, global warming, ice, photos, winter
By Rachel M Posted on February 2, 2015February 2, 2015

Chains for shoes and Trotify

A shop in Aviemore was selling chains for shoes to increase the friction on icy pavements. We bought a couple of pairs and they’re fantastic. Why doesn’t everyone have these? They … Continue reading Chains for shoes and Trotify

Categories: CyclingTags: cycling, grip, ice, shoes, snow, Trotify
By Rachel M Posted on January 22, 2015

A guest post from Busby the bike

I’m Busby the Bakfiets, Rachel’s bicycle. It was very cold last night and everything froze, including me: My mistress tried to ride me this morning but couldn’t. First she tried … Continue reading A guest post from Busby the bike

Categories: CyclingTags: Aberdeen, bakfiets, bicycle, Busby, cycling, frost, frozen, ice
By Rachel M Posted on January 19, 2015January 19, 2015

Snow and ice

It snowed a bit late last night and then today the temperature didn’t go above 1°C so the snow froze on the roads and pavements creating a a bit of … Continue reading Snow and ice

Categories: AberdeenTags: bikes, cycling, frozen, funny, ice, Kids, snow
By Rachel M Posted on December 10, 2014December 11, 2014

Enchantment on a bicycle

It’s getting close to the shortest day of the year now and according to BBC weather, sunrise is at 8:36am and sunset at 3:26pm in Aberdeen. However it’s light at … Continue reading Enchantment on a bicycle

Categories: CyclingTags: bicycle, climate, cycling, frost, ice, weather, winter
By Rachel M Posted on December 16, 2013

Festival of angels

The Festival of Angels was running in York this weekend and we went to have a look today. There were sculptures made of ice, outdoor entertainment and some fake snow. … Continue reading Festival of angels

Categories: PhotosTags: Barley Hall, Christmas, Festival of Angels, ice, ice sculpture, York
By Rachel M Posted on January 24, 2013

Where are the penguins?

Yesterday I took the children to the snow and the beach on the same day. There are few places in the world where you can do this and I don’t … Continue reading Where are the penguins?

Categories: Auckland, PhotosTags: heat, ice, ice rink, ice skating, SAD, snow, snow planet, summers, tubing

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