Woke up to find a couple of inches of snow had fallen, as forecast. Hope I never lose the thrill of waking up to fresh snow. Now that I'm old and cautious, I duly wrapped up in extra socks and big boots, and walked to work.

Enjoyed watching the students frolicking in the snow at lunchtime. I like it when humans display animal behaviour in a positive way, it makes them seem understandable.

Began snowing again very hard about 4pm - strong North wind produced the closest thing to a blizzard I've ever seen. Quite exciting to walk home in. And I was glad I hadn't driven when I saw the traffic inching along. It was good to get homeinto the warm though. I'd forgotten how much extra effort walking in boots in the snow is.