Ah, Liz, I've been sprung.

As a botanist and then an archaeologist I habitually scan the ground around; I'm often used by people who've lost something small and precious and want my help to find it.

But I also know that some of the most beautiful sights are well above ground level so I also keep an eye out for them too.

But our bureaucrats want us to believe that winter started only a couple of days ago, when the winter solstice, and thus midwinter, is less than three weeks away. Shiny bums all, they've been tied to their desks and not seen the lovely sights out there.

Like tits, bobbing around.

Cheers, Rowan

BTW, the Google ad at the bottom of this thread here in Oz is
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