All main routes are open...

...this is the road that is kept open for the services - I passed a gritter 5 minutes prior to this!!! Another heavy drop of snow which fell for most of the day - and still is! Very skiddy and dangerous.

I love snow and all the wonderful patterns that it creates. It sticks so beautifully to tree trunks and branches. I love its stealth and softness and the way that amazing growing happens under its blanket. I love fresh footprints made by birds and animals - like clues in a mystery. I love watching snowfall in the dark.

There are no redeeming factors for driving in the snow!