I'm experimenting with a new blog, but I'm going to keep this going for now. The snowy weather has kept me fairly local. On Christmas Day, I had a great walk down Rivelin Valley, and although it wasn't technically a white Christmas, the lying snow made everything look fantastically pretty. One of the highlights of the day was a sighting of a dipper. Today, I ventured out after more snow last night, down the slippery slope, to the valley. No treats in the bird world, but another flying wonder: a close-up view of a Yorkshire air ambulance helicopter . It circled several times, and got quite low, but eventually flew off without landing or lowering a winch, so I could only assume the problem was sorted out from the ground.
