What a day - warm, sunny, more like mid-April than early March. I was looking at photos I took on this date last year, and we were definitely in the grip of winter. Everyone keeps saying that we're sure to get a big dump of snow before spring comes to stay. Down at the pond, the half is free of ice and the rest has a thin layer. As you can see, the water is swirling across part of the path. As for the beaver, I don't know if he survived the winter or not. I see no signs of him yet, but he could well be there,