On Wednesday night my area got what I hope is the last significant snowfall of this winter season.

When I woke up on Thursday morning (7 March 2019) this was the picture I saw out my back window.

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/29; 1.8 sec.; ISO-100; 60mm

Overnight the snow added another 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) on top of what was already on the ground.

The snow was light and easy to move. With the wind blowing, it is easier to shovel the snow than blow it around with a snow thrower. It took about two hours to shovel out my driveway.

When I woke up Friday morning a warm and moist air mass was moving into the area. The cold snow held a layer of the moist air as fog just above the ground.

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 1 sec.; ISO-100; 30mm

The warm air mass moving into the area rose the temperatures above freezing and marked the beginning of the great melt to come.

This is a picture taken Friday of the piles of snow in my neighborhood.

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/29; 1/30 sec.; ISO-100; 41mm

The great melt has officially started. The weather forecast for the next 10 days predicts high temperatures well above freezing with intermittent rain through the first day of spring.

Equipment

Item	Name
Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Lens	Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Filters	Tiffen UV Protection Filter, Tiffen Circular Polarizer Glass Filter

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