Other blog

I've been keeping a second blog for the last eighteen months or so, about our attempts to start a family. I hadn't posted on it since September, but recently added a couple of posts.
If anyone is interested, you can read it here.

Fun in the snow at midnight

One night I was saying to Chris that I was sad that there hadn't really been any proper snow to play in. Later that night we looked out of the window to see that it had been snowing steadily for a while. We decided to go out for a walk - there was nobody else out at all. It felt magical, like the snow was there just for us.

Chris demonstrating the snow.




I love this picture.




My snow angel in the park.




Snow WALL-E




We had a brief game of Snow Scrabble.




Snow crystals




Please ignore my resemblance to a rather strange snowman!




Chris surrounded by 'mysterious orbs'. ;-)




More 'orbs'




We thought that the rats might like to experience snow. We were wrong.




The next day







Oh, and finally, here's my little snow-bear.




There you are, I think that's all of my winter photos.

Union Canal in Winter

Enjoy.

Edinburgh's Festive Lights

There is an ice rink and other activities in the Gardens too.



This is the German Christmas Market, plus the Scottish Market.










These lighted buildings, and the ferris wheel and other rides are all right in the centre of the city.





















I took these photos while riding on the ferris wheel.








I think these lighted trees are beautiful. They also have a menorah in this square.






It's always kind of sad watching the wheel being taken down and packed up.





And once all the stalls etc. are gone...

Christmas with my family

I have a lot of photos waiting to be posted here, thanks to my lack of PC inhibiting my ability to upload the aforementioned photos, so the next few posts will be rather picture-heavy. Ah well.

So, Christmas with my family...

My youngest brother, Huw, finding the only way that a party hat from a Christmas cracker wll fit on his hair.


Granny, not as drunk as she's pretending to be!


Chris (looking cute) and my other brother, Dave.


Nap time!



On Boxing Day we went up to a local country park for a walk. They have this brilliantly mispunctuated sign.

I've used the barbecues there, and didn't see any signs of their other use!

Huw, on a climbing net, possessed by demons.



Having seen a lot of photos of houses that Americans think to be really overdecorated, I thought I'd share with you the level of Christmas lights that get that reaction here. ;-)

Not quite the same, really.

Right, that'll be all for this post. The next one will probably be photos of Edinburgh at Christmas, with the big wheel.