I am in mourning...

for the snow that was so loved and appreciated. I woke up this morning to the sound of heavy rain and knew that The Thaw had begun in earnest. Will and I were up at 6.30 this morning and by 7 am he had painted this among other things.

It started off as a dog...see the nose and the larger shape was to be it's head? But as he painted he narrated as usual and it turned into a hedgehog, closely followed by a ladybird!!!! He never ceases to amaze me with what he can 'see'.
By about 11am the view from the kitchen window looked like this...

That is all that remains of the snowman of a previous post.
Our garden has returned to the mud fest that I had almost forgotten existed. It looks such a sorry state. I so miss the snow and feel engulfed somehow by the grey dreariness that hangs over the garden. As I type this, a fog is coming down over the fields behind and inching closer to us, as is an early darkening of the skies tonight, I think.
But every cloud has a silver lining, or so the saying goes, and Rob went off shopping with Jon and William while David and I continued sorting out th ebedrooms after our re shuffle this week.
This is the absolute bargain that was to be found for Will in a charity shop!!


It is the same type as the safari car that Rob found in a charity shop around this time last year, I think. It is lovely. Very well made, but missing a few bits...no hose or second ladder, or any firemen. I am thinking of buying the little bendy men from Myriad and making my own for him but they can be bought online....£20 for 4 firemen. They are so lovely, but how can you spend four times as much on the men as you did on the car?!!!
Hmm.
This is Will painting the cardboard box that is to become the fire station. He is very excited about it!!
I'll try to get a photo of the completed set up later on!!