Snow day - or two

Last weekend was one of cancelled plans and unexpected snow.

Derby missed the highest winds - they rushed in further north and while the garden was shaken nothing fell over - but there was little warning about snow.

Sleet had been forecast for Sunday - and we were beginning to wonder about the advisability of a proposed trip to Chatsworth - but about lunchtime light fluffy snow started to fall. And fall. And fall. So we cancelled that idea, instead sitting tight and watching flakes cover the garden, turning it into a winter wonderland.

I was a bit surprised to see everywhere still covered in white the next day

It was the wet bulky sort of snow that clings to everything - transforming leaves, branches, even the washing line into something magical! Not for long though.