Yes, it is snowing hard here. Tiny snowflakes appeared in the air in the morning. Now it is a almost a storm. And this is Stamford where it didn't snow at all last year.

I started for offfice, skidded very badly at the first two crossings and thought better of the idea of travelling in these conditions. My rear tiers should have been changed 2000 miles back.

The church courtyard right across the road is a favourite place for people to take their dogs to pee. The guy who lives next door is determinedly walking his dog over at least three inches of snow trying to get it to pee. The bloody dog is freezing and is not cooperating. This guy is getting increasingly agitated. I was trying to shoot a photograph of the man trying to get his dog to pee with the church in the backyard for posterity. He suddenly stopped and waved. I don't see such friendly subjects here. So I waved back with enthusiasm. My wife who was been watching the entire charade from the background could not contain herself any longer, "Oh, for God's sake! He is waving at his wife!".