New Year.

Hello and welcome to my blog. It's a new year and what better way to start it than with a resolution or should I say a lifestyle resolution. For a long time now I have been shying away from opting for a more eco friendly way of living, and I'm ashamed to say that this is more than likely down to laziness than anything else. So I'm challenging myself to find out just how hard it really is, and I guess that by posting this to the world that I may just have half a chance at sticking to it, or at least that's what I hope.
One of my commitments for the year is to use my car less and go by foot or bicycle whenever possible. This week I have no choice in the matter anyway as my car is snowbound and the roads are like glass. Walking to my local Cooperative yesterday was a new experience, the quiet hush that the snow creates is quite humbling. The sounds of car engines are replaced with birdsong and every tree is swathed in a white cloak. Because of the lack of distracting noise your senses sharpen and you are naturally more aware. The former farmland where I live must have been like this all the time 50 years ago. With more of the white stuff to come, it looks like I'll be doing a lot more walking. The picture above is from my walk to the shop, my reward I guess for choosing to walk! Ta ta for now .