...2009 Arrives in Much the Same Way!

Hello Sid, thanks for sharing your beautiful photos of the British countryside.

Well Sid you ve been busy - what a beautiful series of photos any of these would make a lovely painting in fact thats what it feels like as scroll down. Stunning and shows that winter is not always dark and without its own beauty.

The one with the horses esp. lovely and given your skill make the most terrific painting.

Beautiful photos Sarah thanks for sharing :)

I just love frosted landscapes, so much better than heavy snowy ones. Many Thanks!

Sid, these are spectacular and give us such a safe way to trek along with you from the comfort of home...thanks for the invite and for braving the elements. I truly enjoyed your pictures...

Very nice photos I bet after that romp you went home and had a hot toddy.
My fav is the one with the trees lining the road.

Lovely photos. Happy New Year.:-)

Beautiful photos Sid. I always think the winter is as beautiful as any other season.
I hope you had a nice hot cuppa after you got back home. :o)

Stunning! Every season has its beauty and I do love winter (I'm a January birthday so that may have something to do with it!}

Cobwebs are magical when frosted, and the shape of plants are highlighted in wonderful ways when denuded of leaves.

beautiful photos Sarah. i hope you were well wrapped up ?

Its great that GOY projects like this encourage us all to get out and about in the bracing air and exercise. Great photos Sid.

fantastic winter photos~fit for a book!

Brill photo's i to liked the one with the horses on, but i enjoyed the walk in the country side with you.

Lovely Sid, I enjoyed this walk.
I took my camera with me today while driving around working. I decided to take pictures after the work was done by which time the sun had come out and it all disappeared! That'll teach me!

Thank you all of the lovely comments - I'm glad you enjoyed coming along with me on my walk. It was a very cold day - I was well wrapped up in long woollen coat, hat, gloves, scarf, long socks, but I could still feel the cold coming through. I think it was starting to effect my camera. But it was certainly a very beautiful day, with not a breath of wind - very, very still and quiet, except for the birds. I had cheese on toast and a mug of hot tea when I got home :-)

Skippy - I must admit that one or two of the photos were taken from the car window!

Fourseasons - me too - happy birthday for when it comes around!

Pottygardener - oh dear! Never mind, it's meant to be -5 here tonight, so I'm sure there will be more opportunities!

Bonkers - I might just do that ;-)

Hello Sid.
Happy New Year to one and all reading this. This another really gorgeous blog with pics that'll I will definitely enjoy revisiting, thanks for that! You're very kind and generous to share all these lovely photos for others like me to drool over!

On Jan 1st we too ventured out, ALL FIVE OF US and for once nobody grumbled. I think because the landscape was so prettily frosty, like yours. Photo 17 is most like the area we were in, in Piper's Wood, near Hanbury, Worcestershire. There were lots of cut logs and tree trunks for the children to enjoy playing on and around and under, and millions of deliciously rustling dry leaves Someone had thoughtfully left lying underfoot because they are fun to run through and kick in the air. Ice on the duck pond, and slithery half-frozen mud...
If anyone else watches Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar on UK TV (Mitchell & Webb), picture us running through icy fields and woods singing his tune loudly any time our feet threatened to go numb.

Hi Weeding - your're very welcome! ha ha - you sound just like me - big kid kicking up leaves and budging trees so all the pretty little ice chrystals rain down te he he...

I'm sure some of these pics wouldnt look out of place on cards or notelets.

Great pics.

Thanks T&T :-)

Love the pictures but love the horsey one very much thanks for showing us the beauty in the countryside even when the temperature is so low.

Thanks Olive - glad you like them :-)

I love the one with the horses too...looks to me that they may have chosen that corner for nap time...sweet cuddly things with their winter coats on....

Yes Cat, they were all pretty hairy! I suspect they belonged to a trekking stables that was just giving them the winter off - they all looked in good nic. :-)