Unreliably Reliable

I'm reliable in blipping terms because I do actually post a picture for every day. However, I'm also unreliable because when real life gets in the way (or just real tiredness sometimes) I disappear for a few days and leave very few comments.
This thought is generated as I line up today's blip, and three more for the last three days. We have been having a lovely time with our visitors, rich in talk, stories, family, and experiences.
Now I'm on a train hurtling southwards towards Arlanda, ready to fly to northern Italy tomorrow, for a week skiing.  But before I left we managed another walk in glorious weather, this time on "our" small lake, where the snow was hard and the smow mobile tracks even harder, making walking a doddle.