This photo was taken in January 2004, from the front door of the holiday home I was staying in.  The snow actually got heavier and thicker after that, and stopped us being able to drive out that day, although the snow ball fights and snowy walk into town were fun.  That was the same trip where some of the homes next to ours had sled dog teams in them, so every morning we'd see people walking past with the huskies, and then after they left one of the husky owners left us there toboggan as it was starting to give a bit and they didn't think it was worth travelling back with, so we got to have great fun tobogganing too!

This is a picture from a different trip, I was staying in an A-frame type chalet and those icicles were hanging from the tip of the roof.  That was a really, really cold day, the longer icicles there are about three foot long!  However, when I did get inside it was nice and warm thanks to this...

I loved the fire, although I may have spent quite some time sitting very close to it to get the best of the heat.

And that is the little seat around the corner, it's in a little community garden in the village, and I thought it looked great surrounded in all the virgin snow.