When I got up this morning and checked out the front door, I was quite surprised to see the ground covered with snow. This had been predicted for a day or two before, but it didn't materialize then. We had a couple inches on the ground. But by afternoon it was mostly gone, leaving wet roads and surroundings. Tonight it is getting down into the mid-twenties, so they are warning of slick roads, especially for the morning commute.

Interestingly, when we get snow it is often in February. One would expect that it would be earlier. Our biggest snowfall ever was in January-February, 1969, when we had four feet of snow on the ground. Snow surely does beautify the landscape but it leaves a mess.