St Ives

Sunday and the weather was not so good but I needed to get out and have a quick walk in the fresh air.  This morning it had been snowing but after lunch it faired up enough for me to get out.  It was really icy underfoot so I decided on a short walk around St Ives.  The drive over was quite tricky too as it was really foggy and still lots of snow on the roadside where there were the remains of snow drifts.  When I turned into the car park it didn’t look too good but I’d already committed, so I pulled into a space and reversed back to make sure I could get back out again later. Boots on and off I went.  It was a really glum afternoon so I decided not to do the full walk but just head up to the Coppice Pond for a walk around and take some photos. 

It wasn’t easy walking as the snow was either compacted down or turning to slushy ice so no matter where I walked there was the risk of sliding. 

Anyway I managed it up to the pond.  Strange how fog makes everything have an eerie feel to it and all the sounds become muffled making for long silences. 

Suddenly you can hear tree branches bending, water dripping, and birds and rustling among the trees, all these sounds somehow become amplified in this foggy misty world.  As I walked around there were several families with children and dogs all out for a Sunday afternoon trek.  Lots of them had come to feed the ducks and water birds on the pond.  Interesting how different everything is on days like this. 

As completed my circuit of the pond and headed back onto the road an elderly couple were walking towards me. 

The man was walking with a type of zimmer frame and had a Labrador with him, his wife was just behind and she was walking with two sticks.  I take my hat off to them for venturing out in this weather especially as it wasn’t easy walking with slush, snow and ice. It just shows you can all get out there if you have the right motivation.  As I walked past they smiled and said Hi.  They were clearly a happy couple. 

When I got back to the car I felt so much better for being out for an hour or so.  I jumped in the car and skidded out of the car park and back home glad I’d made the effort to leave the house this wintry Sunday afternoon.