On being a medical student no longer: A frosty day

I seem to seldom post, and when I do it's generally about yarn and fibre in one form or the other. But right now, I'm enjoying my post nights period, back in Derby with my friends. It has been frightfully cold, but the world has been gloriously frosted with ice and the bright sun of the day has really made for beautiful pictures. We went for a wonder around Attenborough in Nottingham, mainly to feed ducks. But the light was beautiful, I couldn't help but take endless photos to capture a special day.

From ice tipped fences, rocks and grass - the crystals adding a touch of the magical to the everyday, usually ignored items.

To the lake, frozen over in places, resulting in special walking on water ducks. The clear blue sky reflecting back, and the sun low in the sky adding a beautiful warm glow to the last of the autumn orange and yellows. Beautiful silhouettes taken with that sun reflecting off the water for a breathtaking combination in a photo, belying the fact that it was lunchtime, not sunset.

And of course, portraits. Who could ignore the somewhat aggressive swan, vainly ignoring all of the other creatures surrounding it? That long neck making it taller than the toddlers and very intimidating, even to me. And it didn't even want the seed we were throwing down. It still stalked us and looked like it was going to attack us, oblivious to our attempts to shoo it away.

And the excitment of the small people, throwing the seed with glee and childful abandonment. Birthday smiles for a dear little one year old who holds a very special place in my heart. Is it really a year since I snuggled your newness under my cardigan as we wondered around Wirksworth? It seems like a great metaphor for my life, to reflect on all the changes that have happened in our resepective lives since last Christmas.