As ever, Mother Nature had to have the last word.  No sooner had I posted about the mild January weather than she vented her rage by sending the biggest snowfall for years,  Roads blocked or treacherous, schools closed, birds seeking feeders...somehow I feel it's my fault.

Sheltered, as we are by the Lammermuirs, it isn't too bad for us though others have had a hard time

...and yet there is still a defiant primula supporting me.