I am no longer smug about supposedly missing the worst of the winter by staying in Perth for so long. We just went for a walk in the park - I looked out of the window and saw that it was sunny with blue skies, just how cold could it be? We lasted ten minutes before the gale force winds blew dark grey clouds over us which unleashed a storm of driving, icey snow upon us. Here is the view from the bathroom after having fled indoors!