Wintumn is probably a more accurate description of the frost and snow visuals below from the end of November, given winter hadn’t officially started and there were still clear signs of autumn colour everywhere. It was a great combination for some photography.

Thank goodness for woolly jumpers. I make this joke every opportunity I get.

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I was driving to a local woods to take photos when I spotted this scene by the crossroads I was on, so pulled over to take some photos. These were far better than anything subsequently taken in the woods!

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - I love snow!

I love the way it looks when it’s falling, all gentle and hypnotic. I love the way it looks when it has settled, coating everything across the land in a clean white sheen. I love the way it reminds us that nature doesn’t care about our systems or our road network or our need to do things. It just comes along, plonks itself down and causes a beautiful chaos.

Obviously it’s got some pretty strong competition in terms of the chaos part lately - For anyone reading this in the distant future (where hopefully the human race still exists in a renewed state of ignorant bliss), I’m writing this just after having had my first COVID-19 vaccine dose…

I made the most of the snow over the mid January weekend and ventured out, first on Saturday to Hay Wood in Solihull, one of my favourite places all year round. There wasn’t a huge covering of snow, especially deep under the cover of the trees, but it was lovely and cold and crisp, with a slight lingering mist in the air.

Hay Woods in the Snow

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Hay Woods in the Snow

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Hay Woods in the Snow

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Hay Woods in the Snow

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On the Sunday I took a walk locally around the block and off down a nearby footpath cutting through some farmer’s fields. Here I encountered a lovely horse and some sheep, grateful for their woolly jumpers.