A Sunday Walk

We took a walk on this sunny Sunday. It was minus 4° and slightly breezy so plenty of clothes were needed.
The lake continues to freeze over. The ice right at the edge looked thick enough to stand on so I took a couple of steps out and it was fine.
The sun is low all the time now and I think this part of the lake is always in shade, and will remain so until the end of January.
There are plenty of signs of beaver at this end of the lake. You can see one here in the forefront of the photo. The “path” through the reeds, which leads to a well trodden beaver path and several newly felled (and chewed) trees. There is also a huge beaver lodge, built on the edge of the lake and in no-one's way.
I got home as darkness fell and we spent an hour or so putting up Christmas Stars and lights, brightening up the night for our neighbours and ourselves-