The snow is on it's way out. Apart from on our drive. Today's heavy rain and the tractor driving up and down has almost cleared the drive. This morning I set off early not enjoying the driving rain. I got my first lift at the top of the drive from a lad working at the Lewis' farm. From there it was just a half mile walk down the hill to the main road where I quickly got a lift into town. I was at work by 7.50 which gave me time to organise myself. My colleague gave me a lift home to the top of the drive though the icy rain made the final walk down the hill, (after I collected the mail which had been left in a plastic bag tied to the fence), quite unpleasant.
Two good things to report - first, the hens started laying on Saturday. Maybe the bright moonlight shining on the snow activated their day-length laying response. Second - after downloading my latest set of photos I put my camera , a little precariously, on top of some papers on the desk next to me. The cat jumped up, the camera fell to the floor, I swore at the cat but when I picked up the camera I found that the fall had jarred the mechanism to change viewfinders back into working once more. Because of my bad sight I always use the eyepiece for taking photos but the big screen is much better for reviewing and sharing photos.
Here are a few more photos from the last few days.
