Rather chuffed that this photo loaded, I went for an early ramble with Archie to see a stunning sunrise and was delighted to see the reflected light on the "dry soil" with surreal ice patterning by the cattle water tanks.  Scary to walk on as every now and again you sink into holes possibly created by the weight of William - our gorgeous bull!

Despite the rain, there is development in the garden - a wonderful birthday surprise was the creation of fabulous jetty down at the pond area - which now of course means the lady of the house thinks she should acquire a Wind in the Willows style fishing boat and at the very least needs a Jeremy Fisher style - "Gone Fishing sign".

The ducks have made it onto the jetty, the photo is posterized until it is planted underneath.

Just lucky with the oak tree silhouetted by Tin Hill, from our garden on 8th February.