Diane sent these pictures this morning. Notice the ice is beginning to darken - that's a good sign. The ice looks pretty solid where the flag is, though. We're getting a little rain this morning and the temperature is 47 degrees. Still melting, but slowly. Spring is definitely here, just not as wholeheartedly as we might like. I took off the burlap wraps on my shrubs yesterday, and even did some raking around the flower beds. Nothing is really waking up much yet - the snow is still patchy in the woods. But I noticed the lilac bushes are budding, and the pussy willows are turning yellow/green, so we're moving ahead.