A New York Winter

So today was almost 60 degrees here and so much of the snow that you see in the next few pictures is melted and we are left with a muddy mess. But . . . it has been so good to have the sun out all week and to see the snow going away. I actually really like the snow, especially the kind you see below, but even more, I love the first sightings of Spring. Spring is so much sweeter here because we haven't had warm temperatures in so long.

Today, my kids played in the mud, rode their bikes, and splashed in the big puddles around our apartment. But a few weeks ago, our surroundings looked like this . . . .

As much as I am loving the warm weather, I am not ready to declare Spring as being officially here yet. I know enough about this part of the country to know that we are probably in for at least one more snow in the next month. But if we're lucky, our front yard won't look like this for a long time!