Robust Londoners

We woke up this morning to more snow. I was the third person to walk along the pavement outside our house - I could tell from the other two trails of footprints across the snow as I crunched along. Snowflakes blew into my eyes and the whole landscape looked orange and blue as the sun tried to bring us the dawn.

I wrapped up in thermal underwear and several layers of clothing with my woolly hat and gloves and two scarves to stay warm. I felt very brave - like Omar Sharif in Dr Zhivago, trudging through the snow.

And then I find this pic by Chris Caig on the BBC London website of robust Londoners taking a dip in Hampstead Ponds this morning….!