White skies and snow.

There is a blizzard blowing out there right now -  we've just been out in it though only for a short  walk -  and I was very well wrapped up.   No blue skies today,  nor yesterday either,  completely white skies then as well.  But yesterday we were in the cloud most of the day,  then it got drizzly,  then windy,  then wet, in the evening it poured down and the wind howled all night.

Forecast of snow today and there were a few flakes blowing around first thing this morning,  blowing down from the north,  now it's a complete white-out but the snow isn't laying as the wind is too blustery.  We didn't go far for our walk,  only to send the overflow balsa water down to the river as we don't need it after last night's rain. 

Not the weather either for picking oranges,  I  picked last week and again on Saturday morning,  each time there were enough oranges to make a jug of juice for the fridge and a litre or so for the freezer.  When it stops snowing and the fruit is a bit warmer and drier then I'll get some more,  but picking cold fruit from wet dripping trees is not fun. 

One of the Paco's has been doing some serious tree pruning,  there are 3 mulberry trees in front of the ermita in Montenegro,  quite large and leafy usually,  giving lots of shade by the seats,  until now that is......

 first one tree was pruned heavily....

now the second has gone....not pretty are they?    but I'm sure they'll grow back in time for fiesta in May.