Snow on the ground and fewer volunteer s’ are to be found

Ok so the title might be seen as a bit harsh.  It is a few day before Christmas and the there also happens to be snow on the ground.

Iced over pond in the morning 

The morning started clear and bright, after scrapping off the snow from the car and sliding onto the road from the drive and heading down a empty motorway and fun long walk down a black ice capped access road to the mess room. 

The icy access road

The path outside the café was also equally iced over and with a limited amount of rock salt, spades were first used to chip off the ice layer before salting.

Frozen seed head

It then turned out that the access road needed to be taken on again this time armed with tools to clear up and make tidy piles the lower branches of trees lining the mother drain, to allow the internal drainage board access to dredge.   

Iced over pond in the afternoon, covered in fresh snow

 With most of the job completed ( a little was saved for the jobs fund people to do tomorrow) it was time for a late lunch and the volunteers Christmas party.  As party time drew near i made my excuses and left as a heavy snow fall started and after checking on the status at home I decided to make tracks in the falling snow and get home.

Boats locked in ice on Selby canal