Sunday snow-day at Cranford Park

I'm a known jinx when it snows. I'm either working or ill, and barely have any snowy photos at all. Today it looks as if my luck had changed for once.

 

I was at Cranford Park before the first snow had thawed and gone. I needn't have worried though as smowed on and off the whole time I was there, and it looks as if the snow is here to stay for at least a couple of days.

 

Lots of snowy scenes today. The River Crane wasn't frozen over but I noticed the water level is very very high and later on in the day I found that Frogs Ditch is almost breaking it's banks.

 

 

The wood circle was barely recognisable today

The new wildlife pond was almost frozen over but not quite

 

I found a lovely little snowman on the stone bridge......

 

 

and watched as a brave family built a much bigger one in a blizzard....

 

I really wanted a snowy holly photo but below was the best I could find...

 

 

and despite the crisp cold air, there was still a nice fungi to find.....

 

Another photo that I have wanted to take for a very long time was a Robin perched in a snowy scene. Sounds easy doesn't it ? That's what I thought too......

 

No.....

No......

Nearly......

and the conclusion is I am STILL waiting for that photo opportunity !

A Magpie obliged me though....

 

 

There was a lovely Song Thrush feeding by the Information Centre....

 

I often shelter under the huge Yew tree in St Dunstans. There was no snow on the ground under this ancient tree and the Great Tits were taking advantage of this and were rooting around the fallen leaves for something tasty to eat....

 

 

They were joined by a tiny Wood Mouse, that must have been so hungry that it was feeding not only during the day but also out in the open.....

 

 

During my walk I saw Lyn out with her gang..

 

 

She even managed to get them all together for a group photo....

 

and later on I bumped in to her and we had a catch up whilst the dogs played...

 

Lyn's 'adopted' dog, the lovely Ginny

 

 

It was bitterly cold, and by the time I got home my boots, trousers and jacket were soaking wet, but it was a very magical day being out and about in Cranford Park in the snow.