Wetness and optimism

At first glance this is not an picture to raise the spirits. However, it does show that I actually went outside today, which is a great improvement on the past few days. The cold is finally in retreat and I feel optimistic that I will bouncing around in a few days.
Trees were stood up again, lights were wrapped around them, various garden tasks were achieved and the bird feeders were bought inside. I even managed a little shopping and cooking.
As the picture shows grey skies and rain continued. The ground has that special sogginess that comes from it being hard frozen, except for the top centimetre which has re-thawed in the mild weather and then become saturated with water - not pleasant.
Tomorrow this bird feeder will be filled with fat balls and the others will also be in place, loaded with peanuts and sunflower seeds.  We're home again birds!!
Now, if we could just have a little snow please...