Christmas Day

9am dog walk - cold but a happy Skye.



Back home and the children were delighted with the contents of the stockings Father Christmas had lovingly filled for them



We then went to Neal and Zanne's house where Skye and Thea got to know each other in the snow.



Head Chef



One of the guard geese at N & Z's.



The other guard goose at N & Z's after he anoyed the head chef



Skye enjoyed opening her present



Lap Dog



What a nice present from your brother....




A very Christmassy looking cottage

A commuter’s life...

...is not a happy one.

The 06:56 to London Victoria (or, as we have re-christened it, the ’delayed 06:56 to London Victoria’) was even more fun this morning.

Our friends at Southern Rail only sent four carriages instead of the usual twelve!.

One regular wasn’t concerned however, he was happy making footprints in the snow. ‘Look I’ve drawn the letter ‘M’ for Marie’ he is saying.

A walk in the snow

The last shopping Saturday before Christmas and what do we get - more snow. I decided walking into town would be better than driving.



The Jack Fairman Pub



Our very own department store



The Foresters looking very seasonal



On the way home again looking back into town the snow was getting heavier.



Just the weather for Father Chhristmas



Compare with the first picture which was taken about an hour earlier



A snowman




The garden by lunchtime



The chickens were desperate to find bare ground to scratch in.

Park Hill in the snow

I had a day off today to go to Christmas Dinner at School - Two hundred and five 5 to 7 year olds all eating dinner in the same room - happy but noisy!

In the afternoon I took Skye up Park Hill - snow still quite crisp although not very even nearly a week after last Wednesday nights large snowfall. Compare these pictures with some similar views in the blog of 28 November 2010


Colley Hill in late afternoon sunlight



Colley Hill close up

Snow in the park

Walking down to the park in the late afternoon I came across this Christmas card Cottage.



Skye made a friend in the park



Skye trying to find a snowball




There is still quite a bit of snow in our road



A very watery sun

More Snow!

Lets go out in the dark last night and build a ramp to snow booard (well old skate board without wheels but with candle wax to make it slippy) - I wonder why someone has woken with a cold this morning!



View from house this morning.



View of the chicken house this morning.



The pond (it is there, honestly)



Matthew's ramp with overnight snow



Skye is still enjoying the snow



It's beginning to get a bit deep for my legs!



10 inches (measured)by the pond


You can see the depth of snow on the shed roof



looking back to the house



A fine display of icicles on next door's bedroom window



The lock to the side gate was frozen



View from the side gate - we are not going anywhere by car



Skye enjoys some 'off lead' freedom