Minus Five

At minus 5, the frost is 4mm thick.
At minus 5, the cats stay in all day.
At minus 5, the foam scooter seat feels like a block of wood.
At minus 5, even warm bird water freezes in 10 minutes.
At minus 5, the stone we usually use to prop open the gate cannot be moved from it's frozen place.
At minus 5, the birds will risk coming closer for water that is not frozen.
Tuesday morning was centigrade minus 5.