Frosty Morning

Frosty morning at Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire (04/01/2010)

The First Frost

We woke up on Monday morning to the first frost of the Winter. It didn't turn out to be a hard frost and as the temperature rapidly rose it soon faded away. It seems hard to believe that this time last year there was snow on the ground and the country was in the grip of the big freeze that would last until the end of the year. In complete contrast, with Westerlies dominating, the weather this Autumn has been mild, wet and windy.

Frozen reeds (Western Turville Reservoir)

Frost

Here are some seasonal images taken at Weston Turville Reservoir at the end of a bitterly cold, sunny day in early January. As the sun went down and the temperature, which had struggled to rise much above zero, began to plummet, the frost clad vegetation was bathed in a soft afternoon light that enhanced it's subtle rusty hues, creating an almost impressionistic effect. It was a beautiful and memorable scene but for sake of our already embattled wildlife (and my heating bill!), I hope that this winter will be a little more benign!

Frost on dead vegetation, Weston Turville Reservoir, (04/01/2010)