What was I saying earlier about the short growing season here? Harwood obviously heard me and is giving me a punishment beating for daring to suggest moving away.

Life at 430m above sea level. I might plant my potatoes today. Might. #NPennines #SemiAlpine

I had planned to go to my new friend at Nenthead today to continue teaching dry stone walling. However, he's not feeling well and anyway, it's snowing.

Last night, I thought I would go over the other side of the dale and do some work for Neville instead but not in this weather.

Even in my usual rubbish photo through a window, you can see the flakes. Most of it is horizontal as the wind is so strong. #Teesdale #Snow #SemiAlpine

Around midnight last night there was a dusting of snow. It's gone this morning of course.

This morning, I watched a female Lapwing approach to within 2 metres of the kitchen window at the back of the house. It poked in the soil and gobbled up a large worm.

The land here gets nothing in the way of pesticides and only cattle manure for fertiliser, nothing artificial. You don't have to dig deep to find a multitude of invertebrates. #Teesdale #SemiAlpine

What we're waking up to in Upper Teesdale this morning.

We are viewing a house in the Eden Valley this afternoon so that means going up and over into Cumbria. Not leaving until noon, this is not forecast to last long, should be OK. #Snow #SemiAlpine #NPennines

Harwood can be extraordinarily beautiful on a day like this with snow lying and sun and no wind.

Delivery driver dropped off a parcel then took some 360° views, just taking it all in, smiling. He says drivers like coming out here as they're allowed extra time between drops because it's so remote. Less pressure than town or city driving. #Teesdale #Snow #SemiAlpine

A fair amount of snow up here from last night. I believe the A66 was closed at Stainmore again for a time. The road here is passable but we were out yesterday, so no need to go out today.

The rabbits have had a play in the snow and I've put Bramble into the catio for half an hour as the cats are going stir crazy.
#Teesdale #Snow #SemiAlpine

It's been grey here for (feels like) weeks now. There's a ferocious wind, with sleet. So bad, yesterday we went to Alston for some better weather!

These belties prove how useful a wall is up here.

Our search for a house includes Shropshire, there's a remote house there at less than half the altitude.

There's also a couple of abandoned lead mines close by, with a trust that needs people to look after them. Home from home. #NPennines #SemiAlpine

Langdon Beck hotel on BBC news website. Also second photo is the Raby Estates house that had the huge leek stuck on the road sign near it.

Road from Brough to Middleton-in-Teesdale is shut, as well as the A66 from Brough to Bowes. Not a day to be out and about although the tractor snow plough and gritter has cleared the single track road here twice today.

They may be skiing at Yad Moss, if they can get there. #Snow #SemiAlpine

It's confirmed, we've had a white Xmas. So, not only Jersey then.

What I thought was frost is snow, as confirmed by remote cameras at Yad Moss, just over in Cumbria, which joins up with the fells here in Upper Teesdale. #SemiAlpine #NPennines