We have started a real cold snap. It was -5 overnight and I was not in a hurry to get up this morning. The doggies started barking around 5am and I think they were too cold downstairs in the kitchen. They are allowed on the beds and so I let them upstairs and went back to sleep for a while.
We went for our morning dog walk closer to 10am and it was sunny and still but -3 degrees. Very heavy frost with glistening crystals everywhere.
We got to an animal trough that the dogs drink from and today it was iced over. I bashed at it with my boot and finally cracked and it would have been about 1.5-2cm.thick!
Interestingly, very few dogs are wearing coats!
We headed up the hill to "Figsbury circle" . This neolithic hillfort has been around about 1000+yrs. The 360 degree views are amazing and I decided to walk with the dogs the perimeter of each ring, wondering how they built these structures by hand. It's a very popular dog walking spot and at one stage I counted 17 dogs being walked there!
On the way back home we passed a huge puddle that was frozen over. The dogs were walking on it curious. I decided to stomp and try and crack the surface. It also was very thick ice. I then made a rookie error and stepped just on the edge of the ice and down I went. Didn't crack the ice but was cold wet and muddy 😂. Would have been funny to watch.
This afternoon I caught the bus into Salisbury
to buy some thermal socks and to visit the Fisherton Mill Gallery. I had read about it and it's a repurposed flour mill with multiple local artists displaying and selling their wares on the ground floor and then upstairs a series of rooms where you can watch artists at work, plus a workshop room.
I was interested in doing a workshop but out of my price range. A relaxing arty vibe and a warm cafe too. The street where it is located is full of eclectic antique stores, vintage clothing stores and beautiful gift shops. I meandered into them admiring the work.
Then some grocery shopping before catching the bus with the school kids 😊.
There were still large sections of unmelted frost on this afternoon's walk and another -5 overnight prediction ❄️
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