Falling Flakes

The whole country seems to be blogging & photoblogging about the snow today. Who am I to argue with the whole country? So here goes mine:

We knew when we got home last night after church that we weren’t going to be able to get out again in the morning, so it came as no surprise when my boss called and told me not to bother coming in. I was able to work from home though, so for the morning I sat tapping away at my laptop whilst everyone else in the neighbourhood frolicked in the snow outside.

By lunch time those who’d made it to the office were dismissed to make sure they’d make it home again & so I was allowed to stop too.

After lunch (and a reminder of just how good toasted sandwiches really are!) we went for a walk up onto the downs North of our estate and like a good boy I took the camera. Click here to see the whole lot.

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While we were out I discovered the secret hideout of the rodent version of Superman. Here a snap of him during a low level fly by:

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Awesome huh!

The cat enjoyed the snow too. There’s a set of 10 pics of him here.

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Tuesday Challenge

This week’s challenge was to get a Front Page photo for a magazine, or alternatively a double page spread image with natural areas for text to be added.

I battled long and hard over ideas for this one, when the blizzard arrived and presented a great opportunity: