It’s still autumn, but no-one told the weather. Quite a depth of snow (for us, anyway) fell during the night. The roads are clear, but we’ll leave the car where it is and enjoy a local walk, down the lane as far at the chocolate gate (beyond that, the way slopes steeply down towards the river) and back again. Yes, things do look different in the other direction – if only because the sun is trying to appear from behind the clouds.