What happend to Spring - Snow in Windsor

After just blogging about Spring arriving in Windsor we awoke this morning to drifting snow. Although we had a forecast of sleet we were nonetheless surprised at the blanket of snow before us. James and I hurried outside to the Long Walk. James loved the sound of his crunching wellies as we walked through the powdery snow.

Out on the Long Walk we saw a few families making snow men. James was keen to make his own so we set about collecting the snow into large balls. To James' horror a dog came bounding along and thought our balls looked like fun to play with. A few snuffles and paws later and they were in ruin. No matter - there was plenty of snow to make another. James named it "Oliver" and described the snowman we made last February - called "James". He does have an amazing memory.

Merrilyn joined us a little later and we made our way to the castle hoping to see the Queen. Unusually she didn't turn up this morning - probably sitting in front of a cozy fire. So instead we threw snowballs. Poor James copped one in the face (sorry James!).

Here are some photos that show the contrast to Friday evening.

Photos are here