SNOWY DAY IN JANUARY 2013

The weather forecasters have forecast snow and they got it right. As far as I know, it has always been more likely to snow in January than at any other time of the year here in the U.K. The garden is looking better right now, all white and frosty, hiding the bare patches of soil, the ragged lawn, and the dormant plants, and yet it doesn't feel particularly cold. I know we shouldn't wish our time away but I do hope that spring comes soon. I am so looking forward to the daffodils, crocuses, irises, and tulips.




Snow in West Yorkshire, 14 January 2013

 

The snow doesn't stop the squirrels from being hungry and now they are taking an interest in the maize kernels that they have been ignoring for months.  Sorry, I know it isn't exactly a close-up of the squirrel running along the top of my fence and eating the maize from the pot suspended in the corner, but the below video was taken on my mobile phone and if I had tried to get closer, the squirrel would just have run off.  You might need binoculars to spot it!  :D