Today has been a very "March" day, with some snow squalls and lots of wind.  It hasn't been very warm, though, more like January with the temperature not getting out of the teens all day except perhaps in sheltered, sunny spots.  Woody watched early this morning as the snow whisked past the window.  He seemed to understand it was cold on the other side of the glass, but was interested in watching bits of bark or dry leaves being driven by the wind across the snow.  He was content to stay inside, as was I.  Fred and I walked briefly this afternoon, starting off facing into the wind as we headed towards Brickett's Crossing Road.  We only got to the edge of the big field before I was too cold to continue.  There was no protection there  from the wind at all, but as soon as we turned around and headed back, it was very pleasant - the sun was on our faces, the wind at our backs pushing us along and we didn't feel cold at all. 

Fred decided it was time to uncover the stairs leading from the parking area on our driveway.  Whenever we have a winter with lots of snow, he tries to keep the hand rail more or less clear of snow, otherwise it's inclined to become damaged by the weight of the snow.  With all the snow blowing and keeping the driveway clear, lots of snow has piled up. The bottom picture is of the snowbank along our driveway, and the pretty sky that makes us think it's a lot warmer outside than it really is.  Fred got a little artistic with this one - it's sort of a robin's-eye view, except there are certainly no robins around here yet.  Smart birds!