We've had the sort of dump of snow we oldies remember from our schooldays - though last night's was even deeper than in this picture from my days at boarding school, so deep that....
....Highland Council called out the local farmers and other contractors whom they retain for just such an event. Although a number of local roads were closed - for example, the Littleferry road was impassable - their efforts did ensure that the main roads, such as the A9, were kept open.
By morning we'd had a good foot of snow, much deeper where it had been blown into drifts. Getting out to....
....feed the birds was an expedition - and it was painful to watch the way that some of the bigger ones monopolised the grain, which was often then covered by yet another layer of snow.
Fresh-fallen snow is a pretty sight when the sun comes out but we had to restrain the urge to go out for a walk, something which will be more and more difficult if, as is forecast, this cold spell continues.
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