Reminder of the snow fall in February

I took this week's collection of photos in early February when we had the few days of snow here in Hampshire.These were taking around our village of Liss.

The last three photos are of some military vehicles but more about those later.

Jump to Through the bridge Jump to Snowy lane Jump to The snow and reflections Jump to Spring bulbs in the snow Jump to Across the field Jump to Snow sun and train tracks Jump to Hummer 1 ton Pig 1955 Jump to 'Sexton' Self Propelled Gun, 1945 Jump to Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank 1981
Through the bridge

Through the bridge

This small bridge takes the main line railway on the Portsmouth to Waterloo line, the bridge only has a clearance of 9 foot so larger vehicles such as tractors and lorries have to make a detour around the other side of the village.

Snowy lane

Snowy lane

This picture is one of my favourite in this collection, looking across the field to the snow covered barn.

The snow and reflections

The snow and reflections

The snow covered banks of the carrot washing pond as it is known locally. It gets it’s name from the fact that years ago the local farmer used to wash their carrots in there before they sold them.

Spring bulbs in the snow

Spring bulbs in the snow

Across the field

Across the field

Looking towards the houses across the snow covered ploughed field.

Snow sun and train tracks

Snow sun and train tracks

The footpath goes across the railway lines and the sun was just bouncing off the houses in the lane below.
Hummer 1 ton Pig 1955

Hummer 1 ton Pig 1955

These next three photos were taken while on a trip to the Aldershot Military Museum, a small museum but quite lot to see. They have quite a few vehicles there to look at including the three in the photos. Unfortunately the vehicles were parked in the shade of the buildings and didn’t make for good photos. If you have a spare couple of hours and you’re in the Aldershot area go and take a look.

'Sexton' Self Propelled Gun, 1945

'Sexton' Self Propelled Gun, 1945

Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank 1981

Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank 1981

This is the museum's Challenger tank, under the cover parked behind is their Chieftain Battle tank which unfortunately was covered up. We understand that on occasion they take them to the local military show which I would love to see.