Snowy alley

January 2, 2010  |  Newcastle upon Tyne

walker-alley

This is a snowy alley in Walker. Taken two days before Christmas.

It snowed again on New Year’s Eve. We woke up to a very snowy scene on New Year’s Day.


5 Comments


  1. It is amazing how a bit of snow can make even a back lane look nice. It looks like you will have plenty of opportunity for snowy pictures over the next few days.

  2. Nice to see someone call it a back lane and not an alley! Sorry to be so pedantic!
    I like to read the Chron and Journal on line and think it’s just wonderful to read a paper that prints in the vernacular, you know,”mam” and not “mother” or even “mum”. There is such a richness in the Geordie tongue.

  3. Back lane – you’re totally right Edith! As a pedant myself, I’m glad to be corrected :) And you might be interested to read this article from the Times about the spread of regional accents.

    Yes Alf, I was surprised myself. I’ve taken a few pics and will hopefully get a few more before it all melts.

  4. Thanks for the article link-very interesting read. I find it facinating how the Geordie accent can vary greatly in strength within one’s own a family….never mind a region ;)

  5. Seeing this pic made me so homesick, I suppose because it brought up so many wonderful memories playing in the back lanes as a kid.

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