Winter came early

Last night as I was loading the dishes in the dishwasher, Louisa called out to me asking if it's raining hail stones outside. I stopped whatever I was doing and listened hard. Nope, nothing. So I told her it's not and it was probably sleet. 'But mum! The top of our car is turning white!' So curiosity got the better of me and I went to look out of the window in the dining room. What I saw surprised me and I didn't expect it at all - SNOW! Yes, snow in October. Something which I'd not encountered in my years of living in UK. Remember it snowed just over 6 months ago? We usually get snow sometime in February or March but this year is a bit out of the ordinary. Even though it's been pretty chilly, there'd been nice sunshine the past few days. I check the weather forecast regularly and no snow was reported. I was expecting rain last night. So I stood there at the window, taking pictures and enjoying the scene. One neighbour came out to look while another peered out of her window. For the next few hours (no I didn't stand there that long), the snow came down, covering everything in a blanket of white. It looked magical......