SPRING ALREADY?

The winters in eastern Ontario seem to be getting warmer and drier. After one January snowstorm, my neighbour kindly used his tractor to push heavy snow dumped by snowplows into the ditch. Since then, we have had mainly cloudy days without precipitation. Now we're having spring in February! Above freezing temps the past few days have melted the thick layer of ice from driveways. Photos: A mid-January back yard followed by mid-February.

Compare this winter's sorry looking snow with a photo from January 2009:

Will we get another snowstorm before April? Anything can happen in Ontario.