Brrrr!

After waiting nearly my whole life, my bad leg became better enough for me to finally be allowed out.  And as soon as I was, winter came along for real.  I thought it was a bit...brrrr....chilly way back in October when that steam came out of my nose.  But that was nothing compared to this.  I heard Harry saying it was minus 18 one night and I could tell just from the way he said it that that's exceptionally cold.  Even the stream that runs through our meadow was a bit crunchy round the edges.  Something else I'd like to point out is the top of the fence - it was so cold that some miniature trees grew on it overnight made out of ice.  It's one of the most beautiful things I've seen, so far.