Not necessarily the private army (though I favour that) but definitely the frozen water. It rained last night, and this morning the temperature is 2° (but chills to -6°), so that any given paved surface might be coated with frost, or rough enough for traction, or be actually icy. I needed to run this morning, so I ran cautiously and tentatively at a pace much slower than my usual. I skidded slightly once or twice, but did not have a dangerous slip, and my Achilles tendon made no complaints at all, so that’s a win. Coffee and fruit, I’m about to clean up and dress for work, then Morning Prayer, a meeting with the Team Rector, then the full Staff Meeting, then a funeral for a member of St Helen’s congregation.
Pride goeth… I slipped and twisted my ankle on the way to Morning Prayer. *sigh*