Snow sun today🌨️☀️

A gentle well wrapped up walk was called for on Sunday afternoon - all morning had been limping along with dreary grey nothing weather and we'd felt the need to get out.

As we left the valley our village inhabits, the clouds made an effort to peel apart and let the weak winter sunlight through and it was most welcome.

Although the valley itself was still shaded, we, on the ridge were bathed in soft afternoon light as we followed a stone wall lined farm track. It still pleases me that we can tumble out of our house and within a few paces be out of the village and on farm tracks or pathways.

By the time we'd reached the community playing fields - the sun shone out and it was blindingly glorious.

Squinting as we walked, I could feel it's warmth on my face. The combination of that and the cuttingly fresh air was invigorating (and a little breath taking!) A little sunshine on a drab January day lifts not only the mood but elevates gentle winter colour to something a lot more fiery - terracottas, lime greens, silvery greys, russets.

Today is quite different - snow. Back to the soft dove greys, muted faded shades with an icy white covering. It has gently but determinedly snowed all morning so the light frosting we woke up to is now a little more mounded and wintery.

With that in mind, I am inside appreciating the woodburner, warm brews and the company of Youngest who is working from home today.

The cat is a little miffed that each time she ventures out she returns with a thick coating of wet snow on her back. She has taken to sitting in front of the woodburner to improve her mood!

Keep warm, stay warm and be more cat - find a woodburner to melt the snow off your fur.

Comments response:

Eileen H - hopefully you don't join the ranks of the anonnie mouses as it is rather annoying!🤔

gz - I remember you mentioning you've had issues like that before ❤️

Little Winter Ways  - I hope you and Jules are right, it is rather annoying when something so simple as trying to reply is thwarted by blogger

Lulu - thank you - I had not realised how much I was missing sketching until I got of the hurdle of 'I can't do this' and it has been like the flood gates being lifted! Enjoy your weekly sketch club 😊

Bag End Gardener - I often think of dear Daisy dog with the glorious ears, she and Moss will forever be 'Best dogs in the world' xxx🐾💚

Beth - lovely to 'see' you again :) Drat Blogger and it's fickle ways 😁

Post Script: Youngest has decided we need a lunch break walk - so call me sledge and a team of huskies, I might need them!🛷🌨️🌨️☃️