There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.
And just after that Oxford post, Cumbria (north England) makes a case for the wintry weather winner with this frost-glazed, hauntingly numinous forest (photo taken on 25 December by tommy martin flickr)