It was more white than blue around here; well, white with a dollop of grey. I walked to work.
This view is never blue, the myth of today being blue Monday can be explored here.
Walking was easier and safer than driving, I was passed en-route by one of the local farmers who is contracted to go out and plough the lanes. (He is straight talking about those who drive the lanes when they should know better) I thought he might offer me a lift but he ploughed by with a cheery wave, but then he’d probably assumed I was just out with the camera having a photo jolly rather than commuting, it’s an easy mistake to make.
But I was grateful for his work, it made the walk easier, that and my Yaktrax
I passed by a flock of sheep, who seemed reluctant to rise from their slumbers, maybe they think it is blue Monday?
Some had hunkered down in the lea of a bank.
All were snowy
January 21, 2013 at 8:18 pm
These are really fine photos. Like pencil sketches. Lovely.
January 21, 2013 at 8:58 pm
Good to see you have some of the white stuff; I hope you got to work ok, and back?
Great pictures as ever I will have to use them to convince people in Poland that sheep do stay outside!
January 21, 2013 at 10:47 pm
Yes Eddy, there and back.
Do sheep in Poland spend the winters indoors? Or are there not sheep! I can think of a people in the UK that think sheep are brought indoors each evening…
January 22, 2013 at 9:12 pm
The funny thing is that when we kept our sheep outside in the summer last year, people thought we were strange? Maybe because most people in rural Poland don’t bother tagging and tracking livestock, I’m not sure. You should have heard the reaction when I said I wanted to keep pigs outside!
January 21, 2013 at 9:20 pm
The austerity of winter is absolutely beautiful. Now, to convince the sheep…
January 21, 2013 at 11:07 pm
I waste more time than I should wondering what sheep are thinking about on days like this. Nice pictures.
January 22, 2013 at 10:47 am
Terrific photos and interesting links. Now that’s what I call snowy conditions not the rather paltry amount we had here that can never seemingly be coped with! xx
January 22, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Because it was a balmy 72 degrees F here in Houston yesterday, your gorgeous images look like they came from another world entirely. Never having lived where there’s a proper winter, much less snow, I can only imagine what it’s like; we grumble when it gets down to 50 degrees F and we need a light jacket! I’m so glad the sheep have a nice heavy coat.