swans and football

After endless hours of rain and wind here (and lovely soft snow across) we have finally settled down to the odd bit of sunshine.
Driving to work on Tuesday I nearly ended up in a ditch outside the high school in Peel. (not again) What once used to be the football pitch was now a beautiful lake, framed by two white goalposts. Swimming around as though the 'lake' had been there forever were to swans. One could imagine half of the Peel population of ducks uprooting themselves and going on the great trek to the new pastures green. As long as the flamingos don't hear on the bush telegraph of this phenomenon. It won't be like the Etosha Pan and last for months - just a two day wonder.

cold water, hot water

The snow has gone, melted over night and left me with a wonderful frost and no running water - first time I have never experienced frozen water pipes - just hope they don't burst !!
Sat last night with someone who has little time left and it broke my heart to see how she has deteriorated in the past week. She is a shell of the spirited woman she used to be, and it left me with another sleepless night. Sometimes I think it is better to go out with a bang than this long, lingering and painful end to life.
Her son came over for the night from the UK and sat with her,all day, and when I entered the room the was a sense of peace in the room and it was wonderful to see the gentle way in which he handled her. It is so easy to avoid dealing with death, and he is facing it with such strength. I know how hard it is because both times when I went through it I gave as much time as I had to being with both my mum and dad, and even that was not enough because I still miss them so much

The snow was beautful this morning, and the roads a bit treacherous - but you cannot have beauty without a bit of pain (or so the plastic surgeons say). I am stuck at work as I am the only one who made it !! I should have said there was a ten foot high drift and could not get out.
Since the accident I am very nervous about driving especially on icy roads, but felt that I really had overcome some of the worst of my anxiety.
Big steps this weekend, I am actually starting to go out again at night, most of the pain has gone - and my head is now starting to get back into social mode. Yorkshire pudding party !! and the Opera, two complete opposites as far as entertainment goes, but I do like variety :0)
Better go and do some work and hope there is lots of snow to photograph later because it looks so pretty on this magical island of mine.