More snow

When I opened the curtains on the morning after my snowy hike with Neil, I didn’t know what I saw. A thick blanket of snow in the garden! It was beautiful. Not logistically practical, but beautiful! 

 

I had been on a proper hike the day before, so I took this as a mainly indoor day. Plenty to do there! And I figured the snow drifts in the mountains would be unfathomably deep by now. 

The eerie light of an early snowy morning

View onto the street

What it looked like a bit later

The river once the thaw had set in

It was largely still there the day after; the first day back at work. The University sent a message (at 8:37, so I’m sure a bit late for some!) to tell people to stay home if possible. I heeded that. Seemed reasonable! 

The next day, the roads still didn't look attractive for either biking or driving. And I live on such a small road that the council doesn't bother with it. It doesn't get cleared or gritted. And I have some grit in the garage, but I thought I might as well just stay home again. I don’t like biking to work nervous about wiping out! 

That night, track training was cancelled. I decided to do some hill reps on a local road that happened to be snow-free. And over the course of the day, rain removed a lot of the snow. The day after, things looked fairly normal again!