On one of our winter walks during a particularly cold snap, I delighted in finding the branches of trees completely glazed in ice where the rain from the day before had frozen solid. Icy drops clung to end tips like gemstones, sparking in the early morning sunshine. A sight to behold.  

Take care,

 

The last fortnight has provided an interesting opportunity to notice differences in natures of cold and frosty mornings. Many cold outings have included a hat down to my eyebrows and scarf just shy of my eyeballs. Brrrr.

Stay warm.

 

What do you do when the temperature has dropped to minus anything? Layer up and get out! There's a lot to say for a knitted skirt and thermal tights but I went one better here with a cunning super long jumper with a skirt over the top. My burgundy-with-elbow-patches wonder is two thirds as long as my skirt and did a brilliant job of keeping me cosy. There's a price to pay but considering how dreadful this could have looked, I'd say I got off lightly.

Yes, of course I had a thick coat, scarf, hat and pair of gloves which I had to unravel on the quick to make the most of having this astonishing landscape to ourselves. There turned out to be some people rather distant but hopefully they didn't notice. It's obviously weird to take off warm clothes and have your picture taken and I don't want to talk about it. After a minute of attempts to stand and smile, I re-wrapped myself and carried out for a lovely wander, this time safely behind the lens.

This skirt must have seen a fair few wears, it was my original knitted skirt find and at that point I'd never seen one before. A winter must have. 
Take care,

 

More from the frozen landscape today. Did you know that the lockdown might last until the end of March? That sounds like such a long time. Let's take it one day at a time. 

The allotments are waterlogged at best, flooded at worst and not in great shape for any works to be carried out at all. Over the past three weeks we've only gone down there to look, or pick a few sprouts. I can't wait for it to drain a little so I can start to potter down there again; there's plenty I can be getting on with still and it goes a long way to making things feel good. 

Take care,

Sophie