It's Snow Time!

So, Monday morning arrived with a fair amount of snow in my area - further west, London was having a really hard time of it, but being for or less surrounded by sea, we never suffer that badly.

I started the day by feeding Humphrey, my mom's pony.


I have banned my mom from going out in this sort of weather - she puts up a token resistance, but seems to be pleased really.

Then, having decided that the roads were OK, I carried on to work. On arrival I was told that my boss, being snowed in himself, had said that I shouldn't have gone in. But as I was there I might as well do a few jobs before going home. I guess I could legally have just gone home as my office was really cold, but you know me by now!

As I finished the last job on my list, I looked out of the window into a blizzard. That was when I posted my previous message and headed home, into a blizzard that came and went.

This was the scene around half way home. The road is a mix of fresh snow, slush with salt and grit in it and hidden ice. You can see my tyre tracks in the snow! I got home OK, if a little cold...

Also feeling the cold is the local wildlife. Here are a couple of doves who have just finished stuffing themselves at the all you can eat buffet that is our bird table.

Yesterday morning I woke up and felt terrible. With hindsite it was probably the effect if being cold for so long the day before, having never really warmed up while at work. Ah well, I slept in til lunchtime, then fiddled around for the rest of the day, even managing to make a few new bits if scenery for my soldiers - a couple of marshes, a small wood, a larger enclosed wood and a village (almost finished). I really enjoy doing that but never seem to do enough of it.

Anyway, back to normal now! I will try to post the answers to my quiz later today, after catching up as much as possible.