Saw the first canary of the season yesterday. Had a white cap on, though. Bet he'd like to throw a few snowballs at his travel agent. There's still between three and four feet of snow on my front lawn - that's where it lies even, ie, no snowdrift. The drifts are deeper still.

But it is getting up to about 8C in the sunny afternoons and, when the sun is out, it's a joy to be out as well.