Early Arctic blasts

Forecast is for rain but we've had snow here. Force 3, NNW but cold, and this is Biscay. I can't imagine it will stick but there's an icing sugar look to the coach roof and every vista is etched in deep contrast. La Foret's wooded backdrop looks bare and dark and the sky is the colour of Blakes primer. Ropes are like bars and every step crunches underfoot. This weather is very early and not encouraging. If I start to get damp below I wonder if I'll stay the winter. There's a fine line between ventilation and condensation on an old boat. Early days yet. It'll warm up, just you wait and see...