Of snow and ice

Ice patterns on the car

I have just heard that there is ice in the sea today at Mumbles on the South Wales coast, where winters are normally comparatively mild.

Another unusual phenomenon this winter is the sighting near Zennor in Cornwall (one of my favourite places) of a Snowy Owl.

• The Times online: snowy owl
• The Independent: snowy owl
• The Daily Telegraph: snowy owl
  
• The Daily Mail: winter animals
• Frozen sea water in Swansea Bay (Rex Features)
• Frozen beach near Mumbles, Swansea Bay

For more icy scenes, visit the virtual polar exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum.