False hopes

.

Newly cut diamonds

fall from a chaotic sky

then dreams melt away

.

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False start

.

Overwintering

butterflies emerge from sheds

wishing they had not

.

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Northerly

.

From the north she blows

chilly Arctic air marches

winter hangover

.

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Chilly

.

The biting chill wind

cuts through to the very bone

the wind-chill factor

.

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Sub-zero

.

A microclimate

defined by our garden fence

somehow snow remains

.

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Winter chill

.

The mild weather yields

conceding territory

cold winter begins

.

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Set the fire

.

Balls of newspaper

and our own home-cut kindling

time for a real fire

.

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Starry, starry night

.

An inky black sky

draws in frosty particles

and Orion’s Belt

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.

Maritime

.

Shocking reminder

to this small island nation

summer can be cold

.

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Changeable

 

This day is too hot

enter Goldilocks moment

this day is too cold

 

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