I think my post from yesterday may have given the wrong impression. In the absence of something more concrete to write about I decided to indulge a passing thought I had when looking out of the window. I wasn't actually feeling all that melancholic...

Today the sun is back and has joined forces with last night's rain to clear much of the snow from roads and footpaths. In writing about the weather this much I'm making no progress in dismissing stereotypes about Brits.