Cold, Blue Sheep on Dartmoor

Fffreezing it was; the wind chill must have been -10°C.  Thought I could cross Fox Tor mire on frozen ground, how wrong I was.  Does that place never freeze fully?  The dogs were walking over the ice that was bending - the bog below was still liquid and doubly dangerous.

Having abandoned that walk I then trudged along the ridge to trip over Cramber Tor (not very impressive really).

Still, I saw some funky blue sheep, so that was worth while then:

Note the symmetry of the blue... (or is it just me?)

Dartmoor Tundra at Hollow Tor and North Hessary Tor

Dartmoor has changed its winter coat to white at the moment, and it is beautiful.

There is a fierce wind that gives a wind chill of about -9°C.  It blows the fine snow around into drifts and tapers.  For a while at least it looks like the arctic tundra it once was.