Spouting...

 Officially January has been the wettest this year in many a while with the ground being really quite soft in many areas.

Recently I notices the Daffodils have began to emerge from their Winter sleep, not quite out but it won't be more than three weeks or so weather permitting when that sign of Spring will emerge along our greens while the snow drops are already out.

Snowtime!

 

If you believe some people we may have heavy snow and sub zero temperatures in a few days time but as these Canadian Scouts show that need not prevent you from being out and havin g fun with friends so long as you wrap up warm.

Snowfest

 

Just the kind of thing that would of appealed to me at the time and I'm sure all attendees of Camp Grizzly will have a great time with winter sports such as skiing and curling plus fun including camping options with fire.

Winter Fitness

 

It's a chilly morning as I go out but did you know there is such a thing as Winter Fitness Award as during winter it is easy to get into a more sedentary, calorie heavy lifestyle not least in an age of instant fun on our phones and tablets.

This one is run by Scouts Canada and I feel a great idea.

Knots

 

It's a cool day and time perhaps for a quick reminder of the many knots available when we need to fasten things securely out of doors as challenging with damaged hands as it is for me to do.

Cookery and scouting

 

While it is fashionable to deride anything connected to cookery on the grounds of sexism, not fittingin with  super fast lifestyles and that nonetheless in order to live well with less risks of becoming unwell, we need to eat good quality food and too much of ready meals and the like are just not healthy.

This vintage cook book from the U.S. is all based on things children from around 8 upwards could make perhaps with a bit of assistance from a adult or older sibling and while to modern eyes it may be wrong to single such attention to just girls, actually boys too need to be able cook rather putting things in the microwave for a minute.

Perhaps a modern form of this is needed?

Ice!

Depending who you believe we *may* have more cold and snow toward the weekend although the last threat for here was something of a damp squid.

Something you may well find is iclicles as I did several days back where you have strips of often on structures such as roofs and windows and these beauties were found by a Vermont Girl Scout while on winter camp.

As ever, if you're going out in very cold temperature prepare and do wrap up well.

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