Many of us will have woken up to see our gardens submerged in snow, and found ourselves battling blizzards on the journey to work or school in recent days.
And, as March enters its third week, you'd be forgiven for wondering whether it's ever going to stop feeling like the depths of winter.
The yellow shoots of daffodils might have started peeking through earlier this month, but the latest cold snap has put a dampener on the idea that Spring might have arrived early.
