White house across the lake

~that looks really cold Chris~are you managing ok?

looks lovely.

Yes Arlene we are fine. Central heating and wood burning stove going. Actually this is not really cold, only -4 at night and +1 0r 2 in day. Next week it is forecast to thaw. The real cold is when it is -20 in the day. We get a mix of cold and milder spells normally. Compared to Siberia where we go sometimes, this is quite tropical.

Mmmmm.....it looks wonderful! Siberia?? What do you do there Chris?

We travel across the whole of Russia and all previous satellite communist states. We were in Vladivostok, Mongolia, Armenia, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, Latvia and Serbia in last year. We teach about Christian counselling wherever we go, Tomorrow we go to Slovakia, and next month to Bulgaria, You might say never a dull moment. The garden is a great relaxation for us for 9 months of the year in between trips. Tomorrow we will be in the beautiful Tatra mountains.... Ha another camera opportunity!!

You are amazingly busy Chris. Look forward to more beautiful pictures.

That looks a winter wonderland Chris, something I long to see if it was dry cold, but what we never wanted to see when we had 3000 sheep lambing and in this country it is always wet snow not so pleasant.

What a wonderful time you must have Chris doing something you love and seeing all the different countries too..........