The beast is banished

For the past few days, the Beast from the East has wrought havoc on the UK. As unprepared as ever, our infrastructure ground to the usual halt. We don’t invest to the same degree as countries that have guaranteed snow every year for weeks because - for the sake of an occasional few days - the financial justification makes no sense where the polar twilight’s shadow is absent. 

We had snow all week but today it started disappearing ... sloping away into cracks and fissures. Maritime air squashes the halitosis of winter’s breath and allows an unassertive Spring to finally emerge from its shrinking sanctuary.

I planted groups of 10-20 snowdrops in the green last year in various locations in the garden using Monty Don’s naturalistic planting technique (throw a handful on the ground and plant where they land). The idea of spreading them around being they would re-emerge in the places where habitat and conditions suited them in at least one place and then establish and spread out. About half have emerged in a few places. 

Fuckety bye bye to winter!