The Thaw Begins

There's still snow lying around, plus a lot of slush and ice. The local roads haven't received any attention from gritters or snowploughs, and have deep ruts of slush. If anything today the local pavements seem more slippy than ever with the thaw in progress and ankle-deep puddles to catch the unwary. I had planned on celebrating the thaw with a walk into town but discovering how treacherous the pavements were, I settled on catching the bus down. Went to the library and took out a couple of DVDs and had a general wander round - it felt good to be out and about.

Living in hope, I'd put the wheelie bins out but they remain unemptied.