When I drew the curtains this morning, what a surprise.   Snow!  But what an opportunity too, for some winter pictures of Hatton. As Lily and I walked up the Auchlethen road the light was wonderful – overcast skies with just a hint of sun breaking through the grey.   The sheep were interested in us and posed quite nicely.

 

And when I thought all was grey and white I spied a tiny hint of yellow on the verge.   My first Hatton daffodil.

Since taking pictures last week of the collapsed bridge I have decided to photograph all the bridges over the Water of Cruden.  There are more of them than you might think.   You will have to wait for later to see my efforts.  But to give you a taste, here is a picture of the Hatton bridge guarded over by the rooks. (Sounds a bit pretentious – I think of them as “craws”.)  You do have to be careful making your way to the shops sometimes, they may be waiting for you on the electricity wires.

 

Last  summer I took a great picture of the Water of Cruden.  So this morning I thought I would try to take the same view in winter.  By now the snow had started again, but I still like that view with the small clump of trees.

An of course teasels always make a great picture in the snow.