Chilly day

For those of you who have been following this blog for a while, you'll know how much I love the snow.
So last night as the ground began to disappear beneath a coating of fluffy white stuff, I planned what I would do today.  After cooking breakfast I would wrap up warm and walk down the lane with camera in hand, stopping at the rural centre for coffee.
So this morning as planned breakfast then lots of layers and a furry hat, not the most attractive of outfits but gosh, I was warm too warm at times.  It really wasn't ideal for taking photos, there was a layer mist that just didn't want to lift until I came home and so most of the photos I took were a little flat and hazy. And....the rural centre was CLOSED!  Had a lovely time despite this.
Now home in front of the fire it really is time to start making ready for the first craft fair of the year next weekend.

It's back!

After a sunny Tuesday morning I thought spring was on it's way but I left work today and there was a layer of snow everywhere. Two hours later, having driven at an average speed of about 20 mph (that may be a little optimistic) I finally made it home. It's stopped snowing now but apparently there's more on the way tonight.
The photo isn't from this evening as it was too dark when I got back, this one's from earlier in the year. It's my day off tomorrow so I might be able to take a couple more pictures to bore you even more. You thought you'd seen the last of my snow posts for the year didn't you?

Sorry....

I didn't mean to bore you. I've just noticed the very snowy theme that I seem to have been following recently. I promise to start posting about other, less cold things from now on, or at least try anyway!

Yellow Sheep?

At last a decent amount of snow has arrived. Well I say decent but there isn't actually that much, it's just extremely slippery, so much so that I couldn't get my car up the drive today and after watching (and pushing) several cars getting stuck on the lane I was glad I didn't manage to get any further.

I couldn't resist another walk with my camera and this time took some pictures of the horses in the field I look out across. There's five of them altogether, one 'normal' size and four little miniature ponies. The top photo shows my favourite of the four, who I don't think is very old and stands at about two feet tall, sooo cute!

Have you ever noticed that when it snows the sheep are very yellow? I didn't until today.

On a cold and frosty morning........

A light dusting of snow covered the ground this morning when I woke up, so off we went for a walk, cameras in hand to capture the early sun on the snow. It was beautiful and crisp but despite this the sun soon melted most of the snow leaving a eveywhere just a little damp.

As usual i took loads photos so had to decide carefully which ones i'd share with you, I chose not to show the self portrait of me looking tired and pulling a slightly false smile, it was more flatering believe it or not than the first attempt of me being 'normal' (or not), maybe i'll post that another day!

We returned home cold and fresh and ate breakfast in front of the fire, it was the perfect way to relax on a Sunday morning after all the chaos of the festive period.

What have you been doing this weekend?

Happy New Year!!!

So here we are, a new year is upon us once again. My goodness, didn't 2009 fly by?

This is usually a time for reflecting on what we've achieved over the last 12 months but i'm not going to do that, instead I decided to share with you some pictures of what I hope is to come.

Anyone who knows me or has been following this blog knows I L.O.V.E. snow and when I saw pictures of winter in Quebec I had to show you a couple. The top one shows how deep the snow is, 17, yes 17 foot deep, can you imagine that it sounds wonderful! I can only dream about that amount but my hope is that we can have as much as last winter so I can get snowed in again. The other pictures are of some amazing snow sculptures, if we had 17 foot of snow I can assure you I would be out there attempting some sculptures myself, or at least a snowman.

Have you been reflecting or making any resolutions? I'd love to hear about them but for now I will wish you all a happy and healthy 2010.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Yay.....it's just started snowing. Here's hoping for a white Christmas.