It hasn't been very cold here at all in Bristol just very very wet storms from just before Christmas until about February. Luckily we have not experienced the flooding as other southern counties especially in the farming areas. We have not had any snow at all just the occasional burst of hail storms just to remind us that we were still in winter. But apart from that it has not been that shivery cold at all and I do feel the cold usually as soon as it hits September. Next week it is forecast to be springlike warm so fingers crossed we can get out the odd summery thing to wear to brighten us up a bit.

But I am not sure if I prefer a regular seasonal winter with snow or like it has been. The floods have certainly caused misery (and a few deaths) for a number of people in the UK. Which ever happens you can always bet that the UK will not be prepared for it! All joking apart such wet stormy weather had not been known in 250 years so I suppose no one could have envisaged what the impact it was going to have. However, hopefully there will be preparations in place if it should happen again.