Happy Spring???

It seems that Mother Nature is hell-bent on providing us with the most memorable March on record.  So she shoved Old Man Winter back our direction in the form of Winter Storm Toby - the FOURTH Nor'easter this month:

It started on Tuesday night (yes officially the first day of SPRING) and this was our view by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.  While Riley was the worst in terms of catching us unaware, leaving people stranded everywhere and lots of downed trees and wires, Toby was the one with the most significant snowfall in this area.

 And yes, the backyard neighbor put his fence back up in between storms.

 The snow collects and fills up our deck like a swimming pool.  When the storm was over, you couldn't see the bottom horizontal rail at all.

After these photos were taken, snow continued to blanket the area through the wee hours of Thursday morning.  Everything was closed on Wednesday and many places are having delayed openings today.  I was grateful to once again ride out the entire storm from the safety of my own home.

When all was said and done, we got about a foot of snow this time.  When Spring actually does put in an appearance in this little corner of the world, I think we'll see folks happy dancing in the streets!  But as you can see, it will be awhile yet before we see daffodils. 

Anything blooming in your little corner of the world?

The View This Morning

This is what I awoke to today:

It was so quiet and still and beautiful outside. Today I am grateful for nature's beauty.  (*All unedited iPhone photos).