Monday, February 9, 2026

Monday

Another bright, cold, morning, 8°, but at least it's not windy today. 

The Archers and Y&Y.

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Sunday

Bright and cold, 15° with a wind chill of 6.

Pick of the Week.

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Frigid Saturday

About half an inch of snow overnight and it's 13° now but minus 10 with the wind chill! 

Americast and The Archers.

Friday, February 6, 2026

Friday

Cool, 19°, and mostly overcast though the sun is trying to break through. 

The Archers and Antisocial.

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Thursday

Another bright cold morning, 12°. This is supposedly my last Thursday off as I switch to Mondays next week, but I have to work anyway because of a funeral.

The Skewer and The Archers.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Wednesday

Bright and crisp and 21°.

The Archers x 2.

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Tuesday

Another bright, cold morning, 13°. 

Americast.

Monday, February 2, 2026

Monday

Another cold and bright morning, 11°, but apparently going up almost to freezing later!

The Archers and Y&Y.

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Sunday afternoon

Bright and cold, 20° but -1 with the wind chill! 

Catching up on The Archers.

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Saturday

It's warmed up a little, 24°, and no wind, so the girls can have a run without their coats. Tomorrow. However, I think will be a different story.!

Catching up on The Archers

Friday, January 30, 2026

Brrrr!

Bright and cold, 9°, but at least it's not windy!

News Agents.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Thursday

Very cold, 7°, but still and sunny. 

The Skewer and WatO.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Wednesday

Bright and brisk and cold, 10°, but luckily not windy. 

Americast and Y&Y.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Tuesday

Cold, 14°, but bright and sunny and beautiful! The snow is really too deep for the girls with the icy crust on top, so they're mostly following in my tracks.

Catching up on The Archers.

Monday, January 26, 2026

Snow!

We're the first ones on the trail and it is absolutely beautiful, overcast and 23F. 

Not listening to anything other than the crunch of the snow under my snowshoes.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Saturday

Sunny and frigid, 8° but with a real feel of -5! The calm before the storm- both everything happening at the church this afternoon and the snow we are supposed to get tomorrow ;)

The Archers and The News Quiz.

Friday, January 23, 2026

Friday

I have a ridiculous to-do list for today, but it's nice to have a few minutes out in the peace and quiet of the woods first. Cool and sunny 26°. 

News Agents USA and The Archers.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Thursday

A little warmer, 34°, and nice sunshine, but it looks like we have a messy weekend in our future !

News Agents, The Skewer, and Americast.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Wednesday

Another brisk chilly morning, 11° f. 

News Agents on a year of Trump :(

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Tuesday

Risk and cold! It's gone down 2° since we started to walk and is now 16!

Ameriracast.

Monday, January 19, 2026

MLK Monday

An absolutely magical morning in the woods this morning as the sun comes up and lights all the snow-covered branches! Cool and still, 26°.

WatO.

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Snowy Sunday!

Cool, 34°, and gray, and a lot more snow than we were expecting this morning! 

The Archers x 2.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Saturday

Gray and cool, 32°, with a little light snow in the forecast . 

News Quiz and BBC Radio 4 News.

Friday, January 16, 2026

Friday

Much colder, 21°, but with a wind chill of 7. 

News Agents USA and The Archers.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Thursday

A little later than usual as it's my day off, gray, overcast and 41°.

WatO and The Skewer.

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Wednesday

Cool and overcast, 38°.

The Archers times two.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Thursday

Cool but Sunny, 31° .

Ameriracast.

Monday, January 12, 2026

Monday lunchtime

At lunch time walk as I had a doctor's appointment this morning. Sunny and warm, 38°.

PM and 6:00 news on the BBC.

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Sunday lunchtime

Warmer and sunny, 45°. 

The Archers and Pick of the Week.

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Saturday

A bit gray but warmer, 38° . 

The Archers and the News Quiz.

Friday, January 9, 2026

Friday

A pretty morning, 35° and sunny. Most of the ice has melted.

News Agents and Americast.

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Thursday

A little warmer, 37° and early sunshine. The trails are mostly frozen mud at this point .

The Skewer and the Archers.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Foggy Wednesday

36° and foggy. 

The Archers and Y&Y.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Tuesday

Another cool gray morning, 30° . 

Americast and the Archers, again ;)

Monday, January 5, 2026

Monday

Cold and partly cloudy, 27° .

Ameriracast and the Archers.

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Sunday afternoon with June

Mostly discussing Brave New World which she finished as a Christmas present to me. :)

Sunny and cool, 31°.

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Saturday

Bright and chilly, 22° but still. 

The Archers podcast and the Archers.

Friday, January 2, 2026

Friday

Cold and gray, 21F.

The Archers police interviews.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Happy New Year

A beautiful morning to start the New Year, 25° but with a wind chill around 10, sunshine and mostly blue skies! 

The Archers and Americast.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

New Year's Eve

Last walk of 2025, it has been a bittersweet year, losing Holly but gaining Amy. Hopefully 2026 will not have any bumps in the road like that.

Cold and clear, 26°

WatO and the Archers.

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Tuesday

Cool and breezy, 27° but feels much less. The trail has all turned completely to ice, luckily I have my trail crampons and the dogs have their claws. 

WatO.

Monday, December 29, 2025

Moody Monday

Foggy and 40° .

Into the Sharkiverse on Radio 4 and WatO.

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Sunday

Back in the snowshoes, though I could probably have got by without them, and it's a little warmer, 27°, so the girls are out of their coats and enjoying romping in the snow! 

The Archers x 2.

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Snowy Saturday

An absolutely beautiful morning in the woods, dogs in coats, me in snowshoes. Overcast and 24° . 

Not listening to anything, just enjoying the peace! We've met one other person coming the other way so far and that's it.

Friday, December 26, 2025

Boxing Day

Cold and bright, 18°, but the dogs are in warm coats- Amy is never in these pictures, because she's always running ahead!

WatO.

Thursday, December 25, 2025

Happy Christmas!

Lots of people out in the woods today, will probably see even more tomorrow! Quite warm, 41°, but we're due, apparently, to get a big storm tomorrow night.

The Archers and a Christmas variety show with Bill Bailey.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Christmas Eve

The calm before the storm of this evening is craziness! Cool and breezy, 38°, but sunny.

Couple of episodes of The Archers.

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Snowy Tuesday

Snowing gently and 33°, although it feels like it's going to turn to rain pretty soon.

Ameriracast.

Monday, December 22, 2025

Monday

Bright and cold, 26°.

More or Less and The Archers.

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Sunday

Cool and breezy, 38F.

Archers catch up.