Something in the air.

For the past  2 weeks the dogs and I have been doing an early morning round trip up to Yegen cemetery and back,  returning for breakfast,  or more often just a large mug of coffee.  Takes about 50 minutes or so, depending on how long we have to wait for Monty to sniff all the bushes on the way.  Must be part of a male dog's life,  Pip doesn't do it. 

But last night, yet again,  there were high winds and the noise of the wind howling round the house woke us all up.  Pip finally got so worried that she curled up on our bed in between us for comfort and this morning didn't even poke her nose out of the door before going back to bed.   I did manage to get her out for a walk but it was a very strong,  bitingly cold wind and we only went as far as the big fig for them to stretch their legs and do what dogs need to do first thing.   Not just coffee after that but a big bowl of porridge with honey too.

It was calmer after lunch so we've been out and around the fuente and deposito - no swimmers today - but now there is snow in the air and over Mecina it looks like low cloud but I have a feeling it's snow blowing down from the Sierras.

It's not cloudy enough to snow properly but who knows what will blow down with this wind.  The forecast has the wind decreasing but still not back to nice calm days for another day or so.

But it is winter,   it is unpredictable during the first few months of the year,  and at least it's not pouring with rain as well.