Day 65: All white now, baby

Yes, we could finally see the sides of the drive, most of the grass at the front etc. when we set off to take Exile #3 to school this morning. However, winter hasn't finished with us yet. Conclusive proof (if you ask me) that the equinox marks the beginning of spring and that rodents can't be trusted. Late in the morning it started snowing and it isn't expected to stop until after dawn tomorrow. It's possible that the boundary between snow and sleet will reach us in the night in which case accumulations will be limited to less than a foot, but if not, it could be as much as we had 30 days ago.

The roads were bad enough to turn Exile #2 around this afternoon - I was already en route to do the school pick-up. I had an uneventful but unpleasant journey in the early-rush hour. It got much worse during the afternoon and now (7 pm) even the busiest roads are white and emptying.

Rumours of the arrival of spring have been greatly exaggerated. St Patrick's Day may yet prove just as snowed-in as St Valentine's Day was.

Pop pun #7 of course - it's all white now: