With my southern expectations bolstered by reports from family of rain and above zero temperatures, it's becoming hard to appreciate the cold weather, but this time of year really is delightful here.  The snow is still very much with us, more falling regularly now that it's warmer, but the sun is so warm in the afternoons that I'm tempted to sit myself in a sheltered snowbank and take a nap.  The time change has given us evening light, making me feel more active at the end of the work day.  The hibernation mode that I, and many others, go into during the northern winter, is ending.