[luckylady]

With all the doom and gloom reported in the media regarding the cold weather I decided to turn it around and find the positive. 
Simple things like the beautiful scenery are a given, but I realised that the outcome of a visit to an elderly neighbour was to call on her more often regardless of weather.  Heavy snow still on ground since Monday and frozen solid since then so decided to knock on her door to see if all was well with her due to the weather.  Invited in for cuppa and chat.  It turns out all was ok with her i.e. she had plenty of food in, her heating was sufficient and her phone was still working.  We had a lovely hour together. She now has my mobile number just in case as her family do not live close and I shall call again soon.
Next positive - forecast heavy snow his afternoon so have plans to create snow angels with my grown up daughter. 

[plumseverywhere]

The girls all having a day off for snow!  The cold weather kills the germs.... er can't think of anymore right now...got chilblains 

[pheonix]

plus with frozen ground - no mud! 

[kumquat]

plus with frozen ground - no mud! 

definitely a positive 

[jaykay]

Fewer rats. No mud 

[darkbrowneggs]

Fewer rats. No mud 

Why fewer rats ?
 
Positives for me yesterday - ground frozen so was able to arrange for 3 small leaning hawthorne to be dropped into next doors arable field and cut up before they decided to fall into a harvestable crop and embarrass me. 
 
I'll let you know if I can think of any more positives, the current negatives are weighing in a bit at present. 

[Fowgill Farm]

The  is bright and brilliant here this morning buts it flippin' freezin'!
mandy

[Fleecewife]

My OH was able to drive the tractor with a backbox full of gravel up to my polytunnel    - been waiting for that for ages but always been too wet so would have chewed up the pasture.  Many more loads to go........
 
The sheep love it when the ground is solid and dry.
 
I can get to drive my Scoobiedoo in the wintery conditions she loves - always hated snowy roads before on a bike or in a slithery Ford 
 
I can see for miles and miles 
 
 

[Mammyshaz]

No big muddy puddles, all frozen here but the  is out, it's lovely. Out with the dogs this morning and no hosing the mud off them when I got home 

[Anke]

It hopefully will kill off a few flukes, we sooooo need it...(or my sheep do). But no real snow here (yet)... beautiful 

[sabrina]

I go for no mud on the dogs as a postive, good excuse for not working outside any more than I have to. Comfort food like home made soup and stews    hot chocolate in fact any chocolate.

[HappyHippy]

I can get to drive my Scoobiedoo in the wintery conditions she loves - always hated snowy roads before on a bike or in a slithery Ford 

Oh how I wish I still had mine  This Quashqai doesn't like the snow (or maybe it's me, since I've had a few scary slides with it, usually with a trailer in tow  )

I like the snow and ice because;
1) It makes the ground solid enough to get out there and do stuff when it was previously impossible due to the mud.
2) The snow covers all the mess and makes everything look clean, tidy and beautiful 
The snow also reflects any sunshine and the whole place seems brighter and lighter - scenery is beautiful too in winter.
3) The kids go out to play and get completely knackered, so when they come in it's cuppas all round and time to snuggle under fleece blankets in front of the fire.
4) If it gets really bad we don't have to go anywhere or do anything (mainly cos we can't) we get to have some quality family/piggy time 

Hope everyone is staying warm and safe and the snow doesn't cause too many problems though 

[Bionic]

It looks sooo pretty and the sheep don't seem to mind. Chickens aren't keen though.
The dog was ok until the snow clung to the fur on his legs and then he couldn't lift his feet. OH had to carry him back from his walk and I stood him in some luke warm water to melt it. He couldn't understand what was happening.
Hopefully it is killing lots of nasty bugs though 
I live on a quiet lane but no one has ventured up it today.

[Mrs Snoodles]

It's funny isn't it.  In some ways this weather does make life more difficult but then in other cases so much easier.
 I love the fact that
1. I can get to the pig arks to bundle in straw without sinking down in the mud.
2.  My snorkels can actually see their food on the ground and easily access it.  I know pigs love mud but I hate putting their feed down on it.
3.  In snow..... I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE DOG POOP IN THE GARDEN BEFORE I'VE STEPPED IN IT!!!    and it's frozen and easy to pick. 
4.  In heavy snow there's always a chance that Mr Snoodles will be forced to work from home. Inevitably nothing gets done, we all end up sledging and having snowball fights and thinking about what we can cook.
 

[tizaala]

What bloody positives ? eventually this will have to melt and turn everything back to mud and floods, Hateful stuff.