I'm back - with a few photos

Sunrise on our first hard frost of the year.

The thick frost on our field looks almost like snow, and no sheep to be seen. Still in bed!

Even nettles look lovely, tipped with frost.

Hooke Park Woods - miles from anywhere and very quiet

The trees at the entrance to my village - on a main road and not quiet

A small copse nearby looks like stumpwork embroidery, or tweed

The birds aren't hungry enough yet!

Now it is raining non-stop, the leaves will soon go mushy.

A day out with my girlfriends coincides with the switching on of the Christmas lights in Exeter.
This looks really chilly, but its not snow on the ground, just white paving in the square!

Our visitors have gone back to sunny Florida, and back in Dorset, we settle down to winter. The heating is on, and the Man of the House is practising carols on his cornet.