First snow of the winter

Seems like my main blog picture was right after all! Snow had fallen steadily throughout the night giving us a good couple of inches by early morning. It all looks really pretty, I know, and, dont get me wrong, I love it when its all nice and crisp and white but with  4 steps to climb from the mooring before getting onto the main path, the icy conditions made it treacherous underfoot to say the least! I only just saved myself from an icy dunking!

 While Ian went for his blood test to check that he could have his treatment this afternoon, I took Jade for her first walk of the day. By the time I returned an hour later the snow had developed into what I call proper size flakes, so getting back on board the boat and sitting close to a roaring fire with a cup of hot coco was absolute bliss. Ian returned not long after with the good news that his white blood cell count was normal and that his chemo can go ahead as planned. By 2.30pm  the sun had came out. The thaw began causing great lumps of sticky snow to fall to the ground and with plummeting temperatures forecast overnight I expect a very icy start to tomorrow morning!

Winter wonderland

Proper snow.