My route to work is mainly rural and this morning driving up  out of a dip I saw silhouetted against the near full moon a herd of deer and with the snow on the ground it looked like a Christmas card scene. Its moments like these that really cheer you up 

While I was cooking breakfast I couldn’t help but notice the amount of birds that were using the feeders.

There were two Robins having a territory battle (the winner is in the picture above) but wouldn’t stay still long enough for me to photograph.

I was also pleasantly supprised to get a picture of a Gold Finch with this cheeky Blue Tit. Other birds visiting today were a pair of Blackbirds, Sparrows both varieties,Starlings,Wood Pigeons and a Collared Dove.

“Stop Whingeing and buy snow chains” says Geoff Hoon the Secretary of State for Transport.

‘Why has nobody got snow chains and why are you all whingeing about what the Government hasn’t done? He suggested motorists who have not spent £54.50 on snow chains for their tyres could not grumble about disruption to their journeys.

This only goes to prove that this man is a total fool. No wonder he’s known as “Buff Hoon”. Transport experts say tyre chains are unsuitable for the UK because they cannot be used on cleared roads or at more than 20mph. They are designed for use on frozen and compacted snow that you would find in Alpine areas of Europe where many of the roads are not salted or ploughed.

Woke up expecting snow ….nothing….even Jo decided that she would drive. I set off, just out of the village it started, not snow, but sleet thick and heavy. The back roads were ok with only three lightly flooded sections. The A10 was a different matter with the sleet now very heavy, I was passed by many vehicles doing well over 60 mph……………How the hell would they be able to stop in an emergency beats me. The other thing is why don’t drivers put their lights on it’s not them seeing it’s being seen by others.