As the ice was melting...

... on this pond at the local nature reserve, there were opportunities for some semi-abstract images. Here is the one I liked best.

There was also a rather co-operative blackbird auditioning for today's extra.

More than an hour after I started to upload my blip, I am only now able to proceed. No warning, no explanation, just a frozen machine.

There has clearly been at least one update happening, rendering the PC unusable. Why can't the major IT companies realise that users need to be warned in advance of these events?