Walking: Proper snow (24/365)

[white_hart]

The forecast for this morning was for heavy snow, but given that forecast snow usually doesn't translate into actual snow I was still quite surprised when I got up and found that there was an inch or so on the ground and it was still snowing. Sadly, while I had been really excited about the prospect of swimming in the snow, I realised that I really didn't want to drive 11 miles each way in the snow to do it*, and went for a walk instead.



It was very pretty, even if (unsurprisingly) there were an awful lot of people around also enjoying the novelty of the snow, and the canal bridges were already a bit nerve-wracking where the snow had been trodden down. I think I'll be wearing my Yaktrax and taking my trekking poles when I go out tomorrow morning.









*This is south-east England; roads are gritted, not ploughed, and no-one has winter tyres because we only get more than a few millimetres of snow once every two years, if that, so driving in snow is not really a sensible thing for anyone in an ordinary car to attempt.

Comments

[antisoppist]

I called off driving down to clear more stuff out of the other house in daylight for the same driving reasons. There are other days.

[white_hart]

Quite! It's obviously much less hilly here, but even so.

[sartorias]

That is so pretty!

[white_hart]

I do love how pretty snow makes everything.

[nineveh_uk]

It was so pretty yesterday, it really cheered me up. Today not so much, I might just stay in!

[white_hart]

My walk this morning was possibly even more glorious, because the light was amazing and there was still enough snow to look pretty!

[cmcmck]

It never seems to stop them though!

We live on a narrow, steep hill and yesterday brought out the best of idiots driving like idiots in the snow!

[white_hart]

Sigh. Why even are people?

[lexin]

Lovely pictures!