Icy cold day

It began to snow Sunday late afternoon, the temperature has really dropped, Monday snowed in, too risky to try drive anywhere. So pilled as much wood as possible into the stove.
The canal is now frozen over, I can almost walk across. Anyhow the towpath is very quite, very few people walking of cycling since Sunday. I've just checked the thermometer, it's now -12°c outside. The forecast said it will slowly warm up... Can't wait.