[West Ender]

I woke up at 6 a.m. today and looked out of the window. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and everywhere was covered in about 3" of snow. The trees and bushes were beautiful with every leaf and branch wearing a sparkling white mantle. It all looked like a Christmas card.

I went back to bed and woke again at 8. I opened the curtains and saw that the trees were bare again. In my back garden one side was green in the sunshine while the other side was still under deep snow, the shrubs on the side garden still under their white blankets. I went downstairs, in my dressing gown, and out of the french window and the sun was warm but when I went to the other side, out of the sun, the cold wind made me scuttle back.

By 12 o clock there was hardly any snow left and by 3 p.m. it had all gone. I had put out a load of washing and it had dried nicely in the sun and wind. I went out to check how dry it was and noticed grey clouds to the North, though it was still sunny overhead, so I took the washing in. Ten minutes later it was sleeting heavily, though it didn't stick. As I'm typing this it is hailing and the ground is white again. The forecast for tonight is a mild frost. Roll on Summer!