That it waited, that is.
We got through the month of November with nothing more wintery than heavy frost.
Last night the wind rattled the windows followed by banging sleet and that was followed by quietly falling snow. Now it's spitting ice pellets with a promise of plain old rain to follow.
It's also garbage day.
I'd already stacked it in the front hall last night so it had to go out, slippery walk or not.
The fish snuggled around the pond heater and I can relate to that.
So winter has happened. It pretty well had to some time.