Gratitude

We had our first significant frost this morning.  As the sun rose, the whiteness slowly disappeared as steam rose from the grass and trees.  It was such a spectacular sight.  This was the view as I stepped into the field to walk Merlin at 8:30am.  Even he seemed to sense the glory of it all, leaping around and running madly amongst the grasses.

It would have been Mum's 70th birthday today.  As my sister said "I am not sure what she would think of being 70 - only determined not to become an 'old' lady!".  This evening as we ate dinner we lit a lantern to celebrate and remember her and all that she gave and gives to us.