Behold the Beast

Well there's been a whole heap of hyperbole in the media about the 'Beast from the East' or rather warmer than usual air over the Arctic driving changes in the Jet Stream mean that the UK is getting cold weather systems from the east resulting in colder temperatures than we'd normally expect for this time of year.  It has resulted in the usual shutdown of British public transport systems, some schools closing and dire warnings of 'stay indoors', 'check on your elderly neighbours' and 'the end of the world is nigh!'  Oops sorry that last one just slipped in.

 

Back in the real world, Britain has been experienced snow across most of the island, unsurprisingly, some areas have had more snow than others.

 

We had this, despite the warnings we have not seen any sight of polar bears, zombies or armies of orcs on wargs.  We did see some very fat pigeons hogging the bird table and some long tailed tits holding a choir practice around the suet balls but that was all.

 

We lit the fire.

 

We stared at the fire

 

We tested out the quilt.

 

 Some of us got really close, just in case those polar bears tried to move in.

 

And then we went to bed.

 

After much suspicious sniffing of the snow on the doorstep the Nu ventured out into the garden and has now got a new nickname - Wencescat - as she carefully and with great deliberation stepped in my footsteps to avoid that horror of horrors, a wet belly.

 

To be fair this is probably only the second time in her life she's seen snow settle and quite rightly she decided that the fire was a much better option.