More Ice
Yes, the novelty has yet to wear off. You didn't get this on the Thames I can tell you.

A thicker layer of ice has formed overnight, so I went for a walk around and took a few pictures. I like the one of the birds and their swimming hole the best. :)



The bridge over the entrance to the basin looked pretty...



The whole marina is frozen in as well (the canal is also frozen over, but less interesting in terms of a picture).



Here is IRIS from the bank opposite. Note how low in the water she is. Guess I like my cars low and my boats lower....



Here is the side, I can now fret about the quality of insulation based on the frost patterns on the side. Don't know why, its toasty inside. :)



Finally, some ducks that I fed this morning...

Ice Station IRIS?

I've been awake since about 4:00am today - insomnia seems to be a trait in my family - musing on the big questions of life.(why are we here, does God exist, do I have anything in for breakfast?)Part of the reason for staying awake was the constant creaking and groaning of what I guessed to be ice against the side of the hull.

Seeing as it was the middle of the night, many other possibilities presented themselves, such as we'd been cast adrift, or that all the water had drained from the canal and we were aground. I thought about getting up to investigate, but discounted this on the the grounds of it being cold and being dark. I did toy with the idea of waking Mary up and getting her to go and have a look, but I'm nothing if not wise when it comes to the ladies, and I could see that this would not go down well......

Anyhoo, here is a photo of a thin skim of ice at about 7:30am this morning. From all the noise it was making, I was assuming massive icebergs, so frankly, I'm a little disappointed. :)

Shelves...
Been a busy couple of weeks with work in London, socialising and getting sick (no, not a hangover...). The most significant bit of recent boat work has been the construction of some shelves to go by the bed space. They didn't come out too badly and give me somewhere to put the alarm clock if nothing else.



With the front steps in place it looks like this.....



Not much else to report really, there are a few more jobs to be done, but given the time of year with the weather and the pre-christmas social scene, I haven't had time during the weekends to crack on with much.