SNOW!!!

Finally after a couple of snow free years their was a bit of sprinkling overnight last week. Not a lot, maybe half an inch up in the hills between Harrogate and Skipton that was all melted from the roads by the time I got there. But it had definitely snowed.

There is something about snow that makes me smile. Not sure what it is, but the slightest possibility of a hint of a flurry and I can get rather giddy. Put some actual snow on the ground and the world is clean and a better place.

It's all gone now, lasted less than 12 hours but it was a good start and with a bit of luck their might be a bit more before we are through.

Someone was in a cheerful mood

About 6 months ago the Tour de France came to Yorkshire and yellow bicycles turned up everywhere in anticipation. Many months later and the bicycles remain as a reminder. To some they look a bit odd, but for me, they make me smile. 

Some people put a bit more effort in and one that I always notice (partially because I now drive past it on every journey into the office) is a house in Knaresborough that decided it was the King of the Mountains. Red spots appeared all over its normally white exterior and a couple of yellow bicycles were hung above the door. Now we are in the run up to Christmas and they have decided to make the most of it and go for a more festive approach. Still makes me smile...