Villages around Saffron Walden welcomed the first flurries of snow for the year over the past week.

Saffron Walden Reporter: Elsenham house and street covered in snowElsenham house and street covered in snow (Image: Robert Talks)

And while photos taken by Robert Talks in Elsenham already remind us of Christmas, Lara Windsor's sunny and snowy Rickling Green put us in mind of spring coming.

Saffron Walden Reporter: Snowy and sunny Rickling GreenSnowy and sunny Rickling Green (Image: Lara Windsor)

Slippery fields did not deter Rickling Green residents from going for a stroll on Monday, January 25.

Saffron Walden Reporter: Residents walking in snowy and sunny Rickling GreenResidents walking in snowy and sunny Rickling Green (Image: Lara Windsor)

In Audley End, Ewelina Toporowska caught several ducks on camera, enjoying a winter race with traffic in the distance.

Saffron Walden Reporter: Audley End covered in snowAudley End covered in snow (Image: Ewelina Toporowska)

And Theo, 1, went to Herbert’s Farm Playing Fields in Saffron Walden.

Saffron Walden Reporter: Theo, 1, went to Herbert’s Farm Playing FieldsTheo, 1, went to Herbert’s Farm Playing Fields (Image: Jade Ellis)

Bethany, nine, from Thaxted, had a snowball fight and made a mini snowman called Bob.

Here are some of our favourite photographs from across Uttlesford's idyllic villages.

Saffron Walden Reporter: Road sign in snowy ElsenhamRoad sign in snowy Elsenham (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Elsenham house and street covered in snowElsenham house and street covered in snow (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Untouched snow in ElsenhamUntouched snow in Elsenham (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Elsenham Pump House on a snowy dayElsenham Pump House on a snowy day (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Post box in Elsenham with a touch of frostPost box in Elsenham with a touch of frost (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Snowmen in ElsenhamSnowmen in Elsenham (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Vehicle tracks through snow in ElsenhamVehicle tracks through snow in Elsenham (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: A house and field in ElsenhamA house and field in Elsenham (Image: Robert Talks)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Snow and sun in Rickling GreenSnow and sun in Rickling Green (Image: Lara Windsor)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Snowy and sunny Rickling GreenSnowy and sunny Rickling Green (Image: Lara Windsor)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Snow and sun in Rickling GreenSnow and sun in Rickling Green (Image: Lara Windsor)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Snowy and sunny Rickling GreenSnowy and sunny Rickling Green (Image: Lara Windsor)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Snow and sun in Rickling GreenSnow and sun in Rickling Green (Image: Lara Windsor)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Bethany, aged 9, in Thaxted having a snowball fightBethany, aged 9, in Thaxted having a snowball fight (Image: Leyla Sully/Facebook)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Bethany, aged 9, from Thaxted made a mini snowman called BobBethany, aged 9, from Thaxted made a mini snowman called Bob (Image: Leyla Sully/Facebook)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Theo, 1, went to Herbert’s Farm Playing FieldsTheo, 1, went to Herbert’s Farm Playing Fields (Image: Jade Ellis)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Theo, 1, went to Herbert’s Farm Playing FieldsTheo, 1, went to Herbert’s Farm Playing Fields (Image: Jade Ellis)