I opened my curtains Sunday morning and I was presented with one of Mother Nature's magical scenes.

Snow-covered pavements, roads and rooftops and large goose feather flakes were falling.

A silvery, watery sun shone in a grey-white sky through the black silhouette of trees and shrubs.

I watched blackbirds, robins and blue tits searching for food.

A squirrel jumped across the road, its tail flicking as it got wet with snow and seagulls silently soared in search of much-needed breakfast.

I thoroughly enjoyed this picture in the silence which only snow and lack of traffic can bring.

I could not have seen a better natural scene had I been in the heart of a rural area.

How lucky we are in Brighton and Hove to have such wonderful wildlife diversity.

Long may it continue to thrive.

-Gloria Wheatcroft, co-ordinator, Brighton and Hove Area Inner City Wildlife Concern