Snowy Sunday

Yesterday, some of our visitors had left and were well on their way home before a mixture of rain, sleet and snow fell in the evening until late.

This morning dawned bright and clear and some of the snow melted - leaving garlands of snow on our glass roof.

But it is very cold, minus 2 and 3 and the snow is turning icy and lingering on fields and hills.  Roads have had some attention and main roads are mostly all right, but side roads still covered.

Our last visitors left allowing plenty of time to get to Calais but had a good run and managed to get an earlier ferry.  We hope the UK roads are as kind to them.

We took stale bread to feed the birds at Plan d’Eau at Marville…moving to a second place to park as the first was like a sheet of glass and very slippery.

Coots soon spy the bread...

 ...and a crow was soon joining the action!

 Nearby countryside...


 

On the way home, we stopped to take photos of the flooding around two local rivers - the Loison and the Thinte - both usually narrow, quiet waters - which were sparkling in the bright sunshine.

Countryside as we near Damvillers...taken from the moving car.

The countryside has taken on a picture-postcard look but it is a worry that all the snow will turn icy and roads and pavements become treacherous.  More snow and very cold temperatures are forecast - but also some sunshine to cheer us up.




We popped in to look at Les Ballastières at Damvillers and, across the lake, spotted two donkeys peeping through the trees...

...their shelter draped in a pretty pink tarpaulin!

The nearby island on Les Ballastières lake.










It was good to get out and have a change of scene and a breath of fresh air - but also good to get back home for a welcome cuppa.