We didn't have the traditional crackers with paper hats and silly jokes this year, we had table presents which Willow gave out after we had eaten, they were chocolate goodies and guess what...it was the only chocolate I got....do you think they are trying to tell me something :-)
Boxing day my parents came for lunch and we had a lovely time, 3 generations sat round the table enjoying some excellent food and great conversation, I love these occasions. We spent the afternoon relaxing and by 4:30 my Mum was getting weary and my Dad a bit anxious to get home before the forecasted snow started. My son and daughter in law took them home and made sure they were settled and fully locked up before they left. At about 6:30 the snow started to fall, quite gently at first and then more heavily and it started to lay.
We went to bed aound 10:30 pm and it was still snowing.
When we woke we had had quite a good covering and it was the perfect opportunity for a snowy walk on the moors to enjoy the cold refreshing air and walk off some of the stodge we had eaten. Here are a few photos taken on the nature reserve just a couple of miles away from our house.
The pathways were very icy and quite slippy underfoot, you had to be very careful not to fall.
Proper Yule Logs with a pretty sprinkling of snow.
Lovely hubby in his fleece hat :-)
The icy cold water wasnt stopping this beautiful swan from preening.
It was so graceful, silently gliding through the water.
This is looking over the Peat Moor, its mostly underwater today, but in the summer months you can walk over it.
The heathers poking their heads out of the snow to try and get a bit of the winter sunshine.
Not much snow here but the water was covered with ice.
Back towards the car park it was very slippy, frozen peat and wet squidgy snow!
When we got back home I couldn't resist a photo of our back garden, the sun was shining and making the snow glisten. It's 6pm now and the temperature outside has dropped down to freezing and the snow has gone 'crusty' I think we are in for a cold night. Time to snuggle down with a hot drink and those Christmas chocolates....yum...
Have a lovely evening and if its snowy and you have to go out please take care.
Love Karen xxx
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