There was some snow for a few days in October. The snow returned yesterday. I prefer snow rather than rain. Went out to hit some balls outside the council works depot at 4AM this morning.
So, I did a little 3 mile run, half an hour of snowtennis only, and then 2 miles to the shops later this morning. I should have realised that there would be people at the depot so early, preparing the vehicles used for gritting the road. The man must have thought I was mad. But he was nice about it and said to me just continue to play on because he didnt think I was disturbing anyone. That was good of him.
Playing tennis in snow is interesting. Firstly I was wearing gloves. Secondly the ball gets packed with snow and becomes very firm like a stone. Thirdly, the ball doesnt tend to bounce when it hits the ground, just stops, and lastly, it's easy to lose a tennis ball in the snow, especially when it is still dark with just street lighting for illumination. I lost a ball.
