Can spring be far behind?

Tomorrow is the shortest day and there is surely still a lot of winter to come, but what a cheering sight are these snowdrops, already showing white.

Two more mice today, or maybe the same one twice? It was very lively and ran up the curtains in an attempt to escape. Coco has been shut in for the rest of the day, not because we think we could cure her of mousing, but to save Normous' sanity!