This was our yard only nine months ago, in February. The snow in our yard got up to 18 inches. Now the surrounding hills are again covered with snow. The Coburg Hills just north of Eugene/Springfield are white. No snow on the valley floor, yet anyway. The temperature tonight will get down to 26 deg, and winter is still a month away, after a break of nine months. Still it is mild here compared with what is happening elsewhere. It just takes us longer to get used to winter.