It finally started snowing in Stirling yesterday – nice big fluffy snowflakes and it was settling – most of my colleagues were checking the skies and wondering what the roads would be like for driving home later that day – my more elderly patients were concerned about slips and trips, which is understandable if your hips and / or knees are passed their best and reliant on walking sticks and zimmer frames – I on the other hand was not doing a very good job at trying to contain my excitement and was hopping about like a bunny rabbit on heat – I hope I never lose that buzz of excitement when the first snowflakes fall. So a slightly more slippery bike ride home than usual, followed by a great wee 3 mile run in the fresh snow – later on it was a wee 2 mile walk to the pub to meet up with friends from the climbing club where the chat, amongst other things, was on skis, crampons and ice axes.
Bertie B has a good covering of snow on his seat
Today was meant to be long run day but the call of snowy hills was too much to resist so a wee bike ride to Logie Kirk where Bertie was abandoned, then a run / walk (mostly walk) up and down Dumyat – only saw one other runner today and about 1/2 a dozen mountain bikers pushing their bikes to the top. Great views all round and I was chuffed to see a wee Bullfinch when I was nearly back down at the bike – haven’t seen one of these for quite some time.
Still not enough snow for skiing but hopefully in a week or so. Enjoy folks and get out and play!
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