Although we didn’t get the snowstorms that the north of England has been enjoying (?) the last day or so, we got a dust of snow last night. Today was cold enough that that dust didn’t go away. I was out in it, getting some zippers for making sofa cushion covers, and believe me, it was cold. (Yes, yes, for Edinburgh, a mild day for the arctic, or Toronto, but I’m a Californian and a wimp at that.)

I took a walk through the Meadows, looking for things to photograph in the snow, but found more on the city streets.

Cobbles on Buccleuch Street:

Taken 28 December 2005

Leaf from an Edinburgh University courtyard:

Taken 28 December 2005

Ice crystals between the cobbles:

Taken 28 December 2005

But the richest venue for photographs turned out to be the walk back from the bus to my house, over the football pitch and beside the weedy path:

Dead grass in the snow:

Taken 28 December 2005

Live grass in the snow:

Taken 28 December 2005

The blades corkscrew in the cold:

Taken 28 December 2005

Snow on the weeds:

Taken 28 December 2005