Cold and Bright

Another freezing day. The ice on the bird bath has not melted at all. My three week old cold has not shifted and I'm getting a bit sick of it, so I wrapped up warm and took myself down to the doctor. What was a cold, cough and sweating and shivering has now metamorphosed into sinusitis and an ear infection! Oh joy! How I wish I was still in paid employment and could get sick pay! No, not really, I don't, not for one tiny moment!

Still, the up-side was that the old gnarled trees outside the surgery were looking lovely in the sunshine, all covered in lichen. It was only when I looked closely I could see all the buds starting to appear on the bushes in the foreground. Although I'm desperate for some snow, it will be such a shame if they all get frosted. We usually get a good fall of snow when the daffodils are out, so it's a bit early yet!