Vernal Equinox today at 17.32. Surely, that must be good...?

As I write this, I think it is all over. It was a winter and a half... A reminder of my childhood's winters in Sweden. Journeys undertaken were carefully researched beforehand on the internet, a luxury that wasn't available in the 60s... The 27 hour power cut ( shortly after I took this photograph) didn't throw me. There were more severe ones in Berkshire twenty years ago or more. I am glad I bought those skis shortly after I moved up here; they have been used now. However - I am really looking forward to warmer weather now!