Snow

It's snowing like the clappers outside with a good six inches on the ground and more on the way. I'm tempted not to go into work, but since it's just a ten minute walk away I can't really avoid it. They'll probably send us home early if the snow keeps up, though. On the plus side the cold is breaking up the soil on the allotment beautifully. The rough clumps from the area I dug over on Friday are wonderfully loose. When I get round to digging it properly the roots will just pull straight out and the soil will have a fine, crumbly texture, like breadcrumbs. The garlic I planted at christmas is coming up nicely, little purplish spikes in neat rows. These are the first few months of gardening for me, and so far it has consisted mostly of putting dead looking things (sticks, dried up bulbs, oddly shaped rooty clumps) into the ground and keeping my fingers crossed. It's still a nice surprise when they actually start to sprout.