Sunshine and shadow

The sun played hide and seek all afternoon. There seemed to be a pinkish tint on some clouds - an optical illusion, though not as dramatic as the iridescence I photographed in July 2008.

Fair weather clouds

A fine dry day, not too cold, no precipitation. This was taken looking east, with a wind evidently blowing the clouds north - or south?

Slowly clearing

The day began with mist and frost. The sky was mostly stratus, then it started to break up in the afternoon.

Sun, setting

A quick blaze before it retires. Almost cloudless, apart from a few contrails and scraps of stratocumulus.

More snow forecast

The temperature had crept up a bit earlier in the day but by the time this was taken (late afternoon) it was down to just under 0° again.

Blue sky and a slight thaw

Some sunshine this afternoon.

Snow

To hear the news, you'd think we'd never had snow before. This is what it looked like late afternoon today - complete cloud cover, and starting to get misty.