The snowman that the Old Curmudgeon fashioned so carefullly has disappeared into the front lawn. The bit of water that was evident at the end of the driveway has disapppeared. The temperature has remained at near the freezing/thawing point for an extended time. A few more minutes of daylight is gained every day. Spring? No. The O.C. would caution you about what can, and did, happen nearly 60 years ago at an even later date. He has told this tale before, but it is etched so deeply in his memory that it comes around annuallly to remind him.