Snowy Centipede?

I'm not going out today as I'm not feeling very well, so this was taken just a step outside on the patio. It's a branch of my Christmas tree and reminded me of an insect! The snow is still lying deep and crisp and even, although there has only been a very light additional fall overnight.

I've had a recurrence of a gastric ulcer that has plagued me for several years now, although it's four years since the last episode. I'm on a double dose of the tablets needed to heal it, but they have the unfortunate side-effect of giving me a thundering headache. Sometimes the cure seems worse than the illness:)