It has been really pretty cold, even for round here. And we are told to expect 2 more weeks of the same at least. It has not really been above freezing much since well before Christmas, and often well below freezing.
In the country, we are pretty used to coping with adverse conditions, but our local Council has not exactly been pulling out all stops to make roads and pavements safe. We had 12 inches of snow on Boxing Day night, and not a lot more since then, although most of that snow is still here! Our road to the farm from our village is really not great, and our bin has not been emptied since December 6th.
But I actually like cold clear weather. On Hogmanay, there was a spectacular sunset in the West, just as a big fat full moon rose above the horizon in the East. Stunningly beautiful.
