Can it be that it is almost one whole year since I posted my last comment? How Life completely overtakes...
Last night was our first overnight freeze and heavy frost of the year. Not bad considering we are already in mid-December!
We woke to dark misty grey vistas, hoar frost covering the grass and leaves.
I walked to the station. All was slightly blurry, soft-focus, with wisps of mist hanging about like chiffon scarves. The sky, light grey, streaked with lilac and pink, setting off the myriad silhouetted patterns of the now-bare trees.
Breath came in steamy-white bursts, as if we were all smoking! It added to the overall look of mistiness and feel of mystery.
From the trian, I saw hairy, hardy ponies huddled in a field, and lots of busy birds. (I have started putting out wild bird seed in the garden, and we have many and varied visitors feasting and vying for place).
It looked as if it would be a dry day. As the train rattled through the countryside towards London, the sky brightened to daylight and an icy light blue, as the sun woke up.
A wintry gold sun illuminated Big Ben's golden paint, picture-perfectly framed by the giant white London Eye wheel, as I crossed the footbridge at Waterloo.
Now large gentle sparse snowflakes are whisking about playfully, not settling.
Snow if forecast for the weekend.
Winter is here!
