Northern Virginia escaped the brunt of the “bomb cyclone” that brought blizzard conditions and historic snow totals to New York and New England beginning on Sunday evening.  But we did get more snow.  And I’d only just begun to adjust to stepping out our front door onto a squelchy lawn rather than a skating rink.  

Unlike the steely “snowcrete” mixture that blanketed us in late January, this was a beautiful, fluffy-looking snow.  It clung poetically (although heavily and adversely in spots) to trees and foliage.  It’s actually possible to walk through this snow.  And, much to the delight of the neighborhood kids, it has been perfect snowman-making snow.  

Best of all, because the arctic blast of single-digit temperatures has subsided, it may not endure as long as the last one. 

But we may not go snow-less into March.  More of the white stuff could hit us next week.  

Wish you were here, Spring!