And then it all turned white

This was the view from my study window this afternoon. Very picturesque - from the inside.....

It continues to snow... we are told that we are locked into this weather pattern for the next fortnight; it seems the jet stream is helping to block high pressure in the north of the UK and steer raw northerly and easterly winds over the country. The pundits say it will take a "hefty jolt to the atmosphere's circulation to unblock the present pattern".

"What on earth was that?!?!" I asked the Boss this evening as we were toasting our toes by the fireside.....
"Forked lightening" he replied, matter-of-factly "and thunder" - with minus several degrees and snowing? Wierd.

Isn't that "hefty jolt" enough? Seemingly not: when I went out to do evening stables and walk the dogs it was still snowing persistently....... all the tracks we'd made this afternoon were completely obliterated already....

"Surely you'll not be going bush-beating for the Guns tomorrow?" said the Boss shortly before retiring for the night.

Must say, I wonder myself: doubtless the Keeper will ring at dawn to advise us that the day's sport is cancelled......

Meanwhile, our curly coated family are going about their business in disdainful disregard for the conditions: although they do struggle with walking over the lumpy frozen ground.

That said, Samson - knowing, no doubt that there's something better down South - has spent a fair part of the day digging his way down to warmer ground.... or maybe he's been observing Pilot's attempts at digging up rabbits...... Whichever, he was very pleased with himself and when I went out on the Water round later in the day he was happily sleeping in his new dug-out!

Ginger's still-nameless piglets, just two weeks old, have also been out and about playing in the snow under Mum's watchful eye..... they're light and bouncy so just skip over the surface.

Ginger, on the other hand, finds it a little more difficult to manoeuvre so moves slowly and gracefully around her patch, taking great care not to tread on the little ones...... who'll probably be making snowboars tomorrow if the white stuff continues to fall......