Magical Morning Walk

Hello Lovelies, 

yesterday I finally got chance to go for a proper snowy walk. I decided against trying to run in the slippery conditions, but wanted to get out and explore the wintry wonderland we are enjoying in the U.K. at the moment. 

I know blog-land is full of snowy posts right now  but I really love the Narnia like landscape and wanted to record my thoughts here, so that's what I'm doing :0) 

After I dropped the boys at school I headed out , just me and my little camera. Along the road I like to cycle in summer........

Past the spot where I stopped to photograph the blackberries in THIS post.......how different the view is right now, but not in a bad way. I LOVE proper seasons , you know , hot sunny summers and icy blast winters ( shame we don't get more reliably hot months ....but never mind, maybe this year we will ) ......

At the start of this walk I was wishing the sun was shining........ the sky and the land were a very similar colour  as I wandered down this footpath yesterday.

But if your really slowed down enough to notice your surroundings , there was beautiful, vivid colour to be found........

And after a while I thought , hang on a minute , it's just stunning, with or without the sun.......

The snow was  crunchy underfoot and I was happy to get away from the traffic.........The air was still and, bundled up in lots of layers, I didn't feel cold at all, just really alive as the cold air nipped at my cheeks.

Away from the main path a little bridge leads into a farmers field......

In the summer I came running this way, but could not figure which way  the footpath went. Reluctant to wander around on private property I turned back. Happily footprints in the snow showed me the correct path yesterday........

The natural pond in this field was frozen......

I loved looking at ( and smelling ) this hay barn. Little birds were hopping about on top of the bales......

There was some more colour in the form of this old tractor........

and I like taking pictures of field gates.......

and rustic fences :0)..........

But mostly I just loved the chance to reconnect with nature, and appreciate the beauty of the winter landscape.........

It was just an hour out of a busy day , but in a part of the world where we don't get that much snow , it seemed very special.
Jacquie x

P.S. Thank you so much for all the crochet owl love....I'm stunned at the number of comments , but it's the most wonderful thanks for all the concentration and checking .....thank you so much :0)