There was a survey of plants in bloom in English hedgerows mid-January. There are normally 3 on average. This year there were 28. Incredibly mild winter so far. We had a light dusting of snow overnight last week - all gone by lunchtime.
We miss snow too. Sadly when we get it, the entire country stops working. Everything is broken.
Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif.
Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.