The first 18 months

It's been a year and a half since we moved here to our little cottage in the heart of Epping Forest, and we've had the chance to see a full cycle of the changing seasons. With all the challenges of moving, unpacking and settling in, we were well into late autumn/early winter before we got much opportunity to record our surroundings - here are some of the first:

 

This one is my personal favourite from that day:

 ...but I'm happy with the rest, and the glorious autumnal colours:

And let's not forget Toby the Beagle - he's in his element here, always snuffling around, chasing deer and squirrels:

Oh yes, the squirrels... size of bloody cats around here, those bloody tree rats!

We didn't know it then, but we were about to get some snow... a lot of snow!