Yesterday morning was the coldest morning of the year so far, minus 3.8 deg C with a heavy frost. It was very pretty and white, but it was very cold too!

I truly can't imagine what it would like to live in a climate which gets several feet of snow each winter. I feel the cold, but I don't mind winter - you can always add another layer or two but in summer there are limits as to what can be removed, in public at least - however compared to some parts of the world our winters are quite mild.

Positively benign, in fact.