Springless Spring

We want for a long, bracing walk today--bracing because the wind, against us both going and coming, was quite sharp. This is the view out the study window:

Snow is still the dominant feature of the landscape. We are a week into the Carbon Tax era, and six months into winter: first snowfall was on 23 Oct., so if this holds out for two more weeks--and we are getting an additional 15cm tomorrow--it will be a demi-year of the white stuff.

My Country, It Is Winter

A fine April day--and this is the view from my office window. Remember, this winter began with the first snowfalls on 24 and 27 October--snow that STILL hasn't left! Yes, that IS a snowplow at the bottom of the hill.