I can't tell how cold it is on my balcony because my thermometer is covered by snow.  I'm not particularly inconvenienced by the nasty weather.  I don't need to drive anywhere and I have in any case just disposed of my car.  I have done so not out of a fervent desire to save the planet though I do hope it will hang on for a few more years but I now use a car so little that it didn't seem worth the expense of keeping it going or, given its age, buying a replacement.

The snow has so far caused the cancellation of two concerts I had tickets for.  A blessing in disguise really since it meant that I didn't have to venture out into the cold night but could stay comfortably at home.  The major danger is that I will run out of milk for my breakfast cereal before the supermarkets have their supplies restored.

Before I disposed of my car I stopped by the roadside and took some snaps of the tailend of the Ochils near Stirling which, thanks to some clever software, I stitched together to make what I think is a lovely panorama.