Snow at last.

 By this time last year we were knee deep in the white stuff, this year- nothing, well that was until yesterday. Overnight and throughout Monday we had a decent covering of snow around the Bowes area and the fells across the dale looked like they had even more. So off I went today for a early drive up to Teesdale in the hope of capturing the scene.

Sunrise over Romaldkirk Moor

Middle Side and Teesdale.

New House Farm.

I was able to take the dogs on a couple of short walks and still come back with a small selection of decent shots, well worth the effort of heading up the dale.

Teesdale Meadows

 We took ourselves off to Middleton in Teesdale this morning to check out the hay meadows which lie adjacent to the River Tees in that area. It was not only a good excuse for a walk but also an opportunity to walk a short section of the Pennine Way for part of an idea which I am working on at the minute.
 It was a bright sunny morning and the meadows were looking rather good but I think it will be a week or so before they are at their peak. There were even still a few patches of late Bluebells which added that extra colour to the flowering vegetation.

 This is really a pleasant 6 mile walk and the full set of photographs will be up on the Teesdale Gallery website shortly, worth a look if ever you are up in the area. Even when out of season it is a nice route.