We live in a large village on the outskirts of Ipswich. There are some lovely fields, park areas and footpaths and we both enjoy walking around and exploring not only where we live, but also walking and cycling to the surrounding villages. We feel very lucky to live in such an interesting and beautiful place, and want to share some of the great things and beautiful sights we have seen.

Snow - December 2009

Snow - December 2009

Snow in December 2009 Here in Suffolk we hardly ever get much snow, especially in December.  Usually we get a light dusting in February or March, so it was a real surprise to get a heavy snowfall [...]


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December 19th, 2009 - Bright and cold

December 19th, 2009 - Bright and cold

19 December 2009 by Derek

It is very novel for us to get enough snow that it lasts more than a day before it starts melting, so it was a real shock to wake up and find the snow was still here. The snow had been trample down along this footpath making it very slippery to walk on. More snow covered trees…


December 18th, 2009 - It snowed!

December 18th, 2009 - It snowed!

18 December 2009 by Derek

This morning we woke up to a wonderful blanket of snow covering the ground.  Here are some of the photographs we took while walking around our local area: This first picture is of the end of our road; to the left is a sports field that borders on open fields.  It was all very picturesque and ...