Snow - and it's nearly April!

In three days time I will be celebrating my pearl wedding anniversary, I can assure you we didn't have snow on the ground then, although there was plenty on the the lake district peaks and this time last year we were enjoying a mini heat wave with thoughts of the impending summer drought!
How much longer will this winter last?
Below are a few of the photos I took on my dog walk today.

 

the hedges provided protection from the strong cold wind, but where there were gaps, drifts formed