For many winter starts in a set date, for others it's the first frost but to me it's a feeling. Your just suddenly aware that autumn has gone and winter is talking hold. The river looks like willy wonkas chocolate river and has put about a meter on this week. So I'm sat here and I took a few pictures of what things looked like this morning. Still plenty of ducks about though, somewhere off in the distance I can hear their fate.

Not sure about Winter Mate, I've just taken the Dog for a walk and it's 14 Degrees and sunshine on the downs North of Portsmouth!

 

I Know what you mean about a feeling for winter though, my triggers 3ft snowdrifts and a toboggan down to the Pub!..Lol

Were due highs of 12 today here which is quite warm really for mid november, it was about 4-5c this morning. I'm quite warm sat here in my jacket but I'm toasty down to about -5 in it. Coldest I've experienced was -13 and that was a touch nippy lol.

For many winter starts in a set date, for others it's the first frost but to me it's a feeling. Your just suddenly aware that autumn has gone and winter is talking hold. The river looks like willy wonkas chocolate river and has put about a meter on this week. So I'm sat here and I took a few pictures of what things looked like this morning. Still plenty of ducks about though, somewhere off in the distance I can hear their fate.

 

That sounds grim mate "hear their fate" is it the sound of someone opening a packet of pancakes :lol:

lol you can have them with pancakes if you like. We have roast duck tomorrow, it wasn't from here though lol.