es schneit

Word of the day: der Schnee (snow).
There is a flourish of flakes on the rooftops,

A smattering of snow on the flowers below -
Yes, I am in Saarbrücken, where winter was described as "mild" during my interview.
Perhaps there is a subtlety to the word mild that was lost in translation. The forecast looks a lot more like cold to me.

I hope the spot of blue sky in my office window expands a bit.