This morning I finally got back to lap swimming after three weeks off with a cold. It was a bit of a struggle to get out of bed and if I’d had to clear the driveway first I probably wouldn’t have bothered. But A11 accompanied me and it felt good to be swimming again.

After several hours of snow last night the trees were laden. It was rather pleasant to watch the sun rise as I swam up and down the pool. Through the floor to ceiling windows I could see it make gold edged silhouettes of the snow covered branches. When we left the pool it was -1° outside, not cold enough to freeze our wet hair!