It's really really cold. Snow has been falling an hour away - we're in a valley which last saw snow in about 1984, but higher altitudes an hour away get the wet white stuff each year. The sun is being shy today, hiding behind some grey clouds; even if it was shining it would be deceptive because there's no warmth in it.

Ah well. July is, after all, our coldest month of the year, something to remember in the heat of January.