Ice

In the course of just a few hours, the weather in Worcestershire has changed from dull, cold and icy to dull, mild and wet - oh, the glories of the British climate.

The picture harks back to the last few days when we have experienced a real taste of winter, the sort of weather that always takes the authorities and the public in this country by surprise. We have become complaisant.

Fortunately I was able to take the photograph indoors in the warm. The object is made of glass not ice. The art of illusion.