brrrrrrr...

some proper winter weather again at last!!!!,a real hard frost last night which didnt lift all day,-3 celcius and a real cold northerly breeze...the sky had that winter magic colour to it as i cycled up to work just before dawn...

i love this weather, i love cycling on white frosted back roads still not gritted,i love not overheating cycling and i love the cold air nip as you breathe,
this is the winter weather we need,it kills bugs and germs,stops the grass growing at work (bonus) aswell as kills turf diseases`s and plants go into winter hibernation,compost breaks down etc...
around 8.30am the sun was up but no warmer,in fact colder up on the hill in the wind,it would cut you to the bone as they say...hands were numb and nipping without gloves taking pics after 5 minutes..

then we saw a cool looking halo start to form round the sun..above it at first...

then around the sun...

it faded a bit by mid morning then by 1pm as cloud came in from the west you could see it again...

and there was a strange shadow and line of cloud...

pretty cool..,ponds stayed frozen all day,need a few days of this weather before you could walk on them....

and thats the problem here on the coast,the weather never stays the same for long,7 degree forcast tomorrow,oh well today was nice if really bitter damp cold,
with berries like this on alot of hedges like the hawthorn here i still think we are going to get snow again here this winter...

fingers crossed...