And then, while we were photographing, this little guy ran up and begged for a photo:
Photos taken at Les Gove Park
As I sat down to write this post I was startled by a dull 'thunk' against the window. I glanced up to see the remains of a snowball stuck to the glass. A second snowy missile struck; my husband was pelting fresh fallen snow at me. We didn't get snow for Christmas, but for New Year's it's falling thick.