Bitter cold

 

The bitter cold continues. Northern counties got snow. We got a dusting. Croagh Patrick has a white cap. The south is preparing for a major snowfall tonight but we are expected to be fine. The cold is to continue through Friday. Saturday and Sunday and into Monday we are expecting a gale with 50 knot gusts but it will warm up a tad. 

Today, I released two robins from the polytunnel. The poor birds had been there since Monday, when Alex left the door open for ventilation. Lucky for them there are plenty of slugs in the soil and they crawl out at night to eat my lettuce. Hopefully, they will have taken care of a few in their two days of captivity. 

Fun fact: Humans invented alcohol long before they invented the wheel. Although alcohol comes in multiple forms, only ethanol can be safely consumed.