Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.

Snow is unusual before Christmas in southern England (despite the traditional pictures on Christmas cards), which is just as well given the transport chaos it causes. It looks very pretty if you're not trying to travel, though :-)

Snow on holly berries












Snowy path through the woods
















.... with many snow-laden overhanging branches bowed down over the path, just waiting to tip snow down your neck if you forget to duck

















Sunlight catching the snow in the canopy













Field covered in snow

Snowy Easter Sunday

According to the Met Office, it's statistically more likely to snow at Easter than at Christmas in Britain, and this year that's exactly what happened. After a warm February bringing the flowers out early, we got freezing winds and snow in late March. Hretha was definitely a goddess of winter this year.



Snow-covered stile and footpath





















Weeping willow. The golden colour on the branches is the spring shoots appearing.











Snowy footpath in the woods. Just look at the bush leaning over the stile and waiting to drop its load down your neck as you brush past.

















Brantham church and churchyard.











Snow-laden daffodils at the church