Beginning and end of the week….

What else is there to talk about this week but the British weather, our national pastime! Well, we had a beautiful day here this last Monday, it was cold with no sunshine but at least no rain. It has been so wet over the past week and dull, so it was good to get out for a walk without having to put on full waterproof gear! I had to take Beanie to the vet for his annual check up and injections, and as his treat (well my treat really) for being good we walked by the river. I can't quite believe that he is 10 years old this week!

With all the rain we have had recently the river was high and flowing very fast. I could stand and watch for ages, it is quite mesmerising watching the water tumble and rush around the rocks.

There are some quite deep pools which are great for swimming when the weather is hot in the summer.

We even had some sunshine in the middle of the week. I was held up in the lane waiting for the sheep to turn into the farm. They had just been bought down from the fell.

Then on Friday we woke up to a little snow falling! It snowed on and off most of the morning, some times lovely big flakes were falling …..

the poor horses in the field behind the house came to shelter by the kitchen window

Then it cleared a little and we had some blue sky for a while. We went out for a walk late afternoon, caught a lovely sunset and then set off up the hill….

…. Beanie loved the snow, but hated the way it clumped on his paws, he had to keep stopping to try and bite it off, so we didn't go too far with him.

We saw a few sheep on the fell and lots of animal tracks in the snow, and then on the way back down again …. 

…… we saw the sheep from earlier in the week being taken back up to the fell again...

….. just as the snow started to fall again!

Hope you are keeping warm.