The weather has turned mild, wet and windy and the snow and endless freezing days seem just a distant memory. We seem to be back to typical winter weather and there is even talk of a mild February - we shall see! Now that life is easier again the birds, fickle as they are, have abandoned my garden which apart from the odd bored Starling barely gets a visitor now. The reservoirs, trapped in deep frozen slumber despite the warmer weather have been released from winter's icy grip and have suddenly sprung back to life. I am not a great lover of the winter but when the snow arrives it always seems so beautiful and exciting. At least fleetingly! As a gardener, snow and frost mean no work and the novelty soon wears off as I start to fret about when I will be able to earn some money again! These pictures of Ivinghoe Beacon taken in early April 2008 are a reminder that Winter can often have one last nasty surprise up it's sleeve! I wonder what is in store for us this year...
Sheep on the southern slope of Ivinghoe Beacon (06/04/2008)
Steps Hill looking west towards Tring Reservoirs (06/04/2008)
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