Snow on this honeysuckle Lonicera made it resemble a Christmas pudding. I must keep my pudding out of the shadows!

Snow that is wet and beginning to thaw is very heavy. Dry powdery snow wont do as much damage to shoots twigs and branches.

The eucalyptus just behind survived many winters but has out grown its space so had to be chopped down this autumn

With early snow this winter there are still plenty of berries on the shrubs. The birds have them in deep freezers so I hope they survive until the thaw.