Snow last night, with a coating on the ground. But it's sunny today and the temps in the low 40's, so the snow is melting away. Although it didn't look like it this morning, spring is nearly here, as evidenced with the return of the redwings and the grackles. The wind was blowing this afternoon, and I had a tarp on the back porch that was snapping at the most inappropriate times, and scaring off the birds. So I went out and took it down. Within 15 minutes I got this shot of the shy redwings.