It's too quiet in here, and I'm beginning to freeze

[venta]

The thing about a hard frost is that it really makes you realise how many spiders there are about...




And as hard frosts go, today's was very macho indeed. The countryside around Slough was all freezing fog rolling greyly across white fields. Every leaf and every blade of grass was crispy with ice.

The roads and pavements were icy in London, too. I saw a small child skid spectacularly and fall sideways off his bike. Just as I was fearing that I was going to have to fake being a responsible adult and check he was ok, a voice came round the corner behind me.

Voice: Are you OK? Did you hurt yourself?
Child: That was great!
Voice: Are you all right, darling?
Child: Yes! That was a fun one! Woooooooooooo-hoo!

He was grinning like a loony. I admire his fortitude.

Comments

[sammason.livejournal.com]

Ah, youth. Isn't it great that the Goddess still has elastic bodies like that kid's?

T'frost's coom 'ard oop 'ere in t'North, too.

[venta.livejournal.com]

I assume I must have been that elastic at one point - seems difficult to believe, now!

[zenithed.livejournal.com]

I have missed out on frosty webs. Perhaps I should get up earlier.

[eniel]

The frost bedecked one of the lights at a crossing and turned the green man into a sparkling green Spiderman. Students looked at me funny when I randomly started giggling.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I also saw no spider webs because all the spiders in Sheffield seem to have moved into my house. I wish they would dust after themselves.

[snow-leopard.livejournal.com]

In my (admittedly somewhat limited experience) you don't ask kids if they have hurt themselves as they seem to immediately decide that they clearly have as everyone is making a fuss and start crying.
Not making a fuss about it tends to produce considerably less tears. Kids bounce on the whole they will be fine. It wouldn't be childhood without the occasional scrapped knee or bruised elbow!