Real snow

Today in Carmine it's snowing wetly but persistently, with a little whippy wind every so often ...

I opened the front door at 7am, and six so-called stray cats elbowed their way into the house. They quickly ate breakfast and dispersed to the furthest reaches of the house- each to his own particular spot - to get warm and dry. Contrariwise, the children dressed themselves faster than I've ever seen before and have just now elbowed their way out of the house and toddled off to the prato to take snowball potshots at the chickens, Jakob! and their father. 

You gotta like winter!