White Out-Not Really

I just had to blip this hail storm which we had at 3pm this afternoon.   Nothing exceptional in that you might think, but this is the first time this winter that I've seen the ground covered in white 'stuff'.   It melted within minutes and the sun came out until the next storm.   This photograph was taken from the office window that overlooks the duck pond.
I really feel for our blip buddies in Canada and America who are still experiencing such cold temperatures and snow storms.   Let's hope things can only get better.