The winter is upon us.

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

– John Burroughs.1837 –1921), American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement.

On a completely different  topic. Today, Gavin Williamson, the UK  Education secretary, had this to say  on the Covid vaccine. "I just reckon we've got the very best people in this country and we've obviously got the best medical regulator, much better than the French have, much better than the Belgians have, much better than the Americans have. That doesn't surprise me at all, because we're a much better country than every single one of them."

What an utter idiot and total embarrassment the man is!