An afternoon in the country

So, what should one do on a lazy Sunday afternoon?

We walked across the road to the local SuperSpar and bought some edibles to satisfy the hungamonsters of the 3 & 4 year olds and headed off on bus 30 to the local lake for a picnic (all of about 10 minutes away)!


Strangely, this winter is incredibly mild. As you can see, the snow of last week is completely gone (next snow expected on Wednesday) and the lake is usually completely frozen over at this time of year.

Before coming here (and after A & S gave away their bicycles to the orphans) we promised the girls that we would buy them new bicycles to go riding in the forest with when the snow was all melted and gone. It is getting more and more difficult to find the excuses as to why we haven't got them bikes yet, but the winter chill will just have to be reason enough until then. The forest alongside the lake will be excellent for riding in as they have running and cycle paths around the entire lake and through the forests.

We are really hoping though that the real winter will arrive as I am itching to get a new styling pair of white ice skating boots to go skating on the lake with - not to mention all the skiing we were supposed to be doing. Holding thumbs tho, we are planning to find some ski slopes this coming week-end or the one thereafter.