The Thaw has started....

Looking towards whetstone - Narborough Bog,

As I write this it looks like the weather might just have started to change. We have had some snow today but it has not really settled and the roads are starting to clear - perhaps the thaw has started. I hope so. However, the weather is unpredictable so I expect to wake up tomorrow and find a metre of snow. I hope this isn't the case as I am getting stur crazy being stuck in the house due to the weather. I want to get out without wondering whether the roads will be impassable. One further thought - once this snow melts we will have flooding. Oh deep joy.

Snow....

Snow Sculpture, originally uploaded by softclay.

I've just finished writing the last post and I notice that it has started snowing. This is a blow as I was hoping to get out - however with my back slowly recovering then slipping on the snow or ice would not seem such a good idea. However if you want to see real snow then take a look at one of my contact's photos on Flickr. He lives in Iowa, USA where I guess they get a bit more snow than we do.