Home over the holidays...

Alderman Hill

the plan was Scotland - however Claire was too tired after a long stint at work without a break; not to mention we were both worn down by the non-stop rain. Even by autumn in Manchester the weather over the last couple of months has been depressing.

Not going turned out to be a very good idea - as Claire came down with a cold on the 24th and I woke up this morning feeling pretty grotty....that being said; today was too good to miss without some exercise. Clear skies and some snow overnight made Dovestones an alluring place to go.

Defrosting the car took some time; then sliding down the hill to where the road had been gritted. The road up to the reservoir hadn't been gritted either (not being a public road), and even though it was near 10am when we arrived we were one of only a few cars...maybe people were still in holiday lie-in mode.

The light and views were amazing as can (hopefully) be seen from some of the shots. A thought was to walk around the second of the reservoirs, however that was closed for shooting. As it turned out, energy levels were quite low and a gentle circuit was fine - with time to stop to talk to humans/dogs and take some photo's. Car-park was much busier when we got back to the car; but the road was in a lot better nick as well!!

Looking towards Chew Valley from Dovestones