
The snow came a week ago, and we've had no more, but very little has melted yet. I pulled on my new wellies (new to me - they're a 'hand-me-down' from a nine-year old who has grown out of them - I'm a UK 4 and she's now a 6!) and took my camera out for a slow shuffle.

First I looked for bird footprints in the snow. These are probably from crows - we have loads of them in Crawley and that's how it got its name (Crow Lea - the place of crows).

I think these are the webbed footprints of a seagull. We're 20 miles inland, but still have plenty of gulls. They fight with the crows for the contents of our rubbish bags on bin day.

This strange, beautiful print (below, above the human boot print) had me puzzled for a while, but I decided it must have been made by a magpie standing in the snow with its wings and tail feathers extended - there is a pair of magpies which live in this road.

Lots of dogs had been running about in the snow...

...and loads of human beans too! I got a bit obsessed with the intricate patterns left by the soles of people's shoes:













After all that icy geekery, I decided to go home... before I turned into a snowman.

All images (c) Kristen Bailey 2012
* SONG OF THE DAY: Frances Nero – Footsteps Following Me *
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