Eisblumen

This morning these icy "plants" and "flowers" had grown on the inside of the outer glazing of our bedroom window. It was so cold that the window had frozen to the frame and I was unable to open it all day.

S really hot with a temperature so I stayed home and worked from home. With the result that by the end of the day I was going stir-crazy and needed out! I went for a walk and wanted to see the stars and a bit of nature. I saw lots of nature on the way (trees laden with snow and icy drops, hedges bent over by the weight of the snow and ice) and saw everything from a different angle since I was about 40cm higher than usual (walking on compacted snow).

I got to the top of one road, turned left towards Blackford Hill and the silhouettes of the white lined trees against the Braid Hills was really nice and I wish I'd had the courage to walk closer across the field but without a dog and on my own I felt that I was chancing it. But I got some uninterrupted views (and less polluted views) of the stars, Orion just about lying on the horizon and by the end of my walk I felt much warmer, refreshed and better about myself.

Sadly A is also feeling unwell so whereas today I was still able to work from home tomorrow will have to be a holiday holiday? to look after two unwell kids. S's temperature reached highs of 40 but with no other worrying signs the doctor said to just let it run its course. I always find that the best solution but when faced with an unwell child I start to worry and end up giving them some medicine to make them feel better. However, with less medicine they'll feel more sleepy and will give me some time to sort out some of my paperwork which is in a great big mess these days.

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