A real winter

I feel blessed with having a "real" winter for a change. Today the world outside is white and sparkling in the sun. Rain may be important for the earth but it is dreary day after day. SNOW is winter. So this winter has been more real than anyone since I moved here. In the US we had plenty of snow, almost too much! Several huge storms each winter season, at least in Northeast we did. Shovelling walkways and parking spaces were all part of it and hairy walks as one had to step gingerly over ice and slush. A pair of good weather boots and a puffy jacket and voila one was prepared.
This particular winter in the UK has been pretty extreme however. First two years of sodden summers and massive floods and then a winter like this. Still the beauty of the snow and the brightness it brings makes all the difference. Snowdays make me happy.