This morning we could see the lawn...

…and there was hope in the air… the birds were singing…

and then…

  ...big fat flakes…
     …falling from the sky…
         …sigh…

…by mid-morning it looked like this…

And then this is how it looked tonight, with flash:

Same spot, a few seconds later without flash - there's so much white gleaming that it doesn't look dark out (it is)...

Sing it with me Minnesotans!  "This is the Winter that never ends…"
   (it would be funny if it weren't so true…)

Guess I won't be picking up mulch or tomato plants anytime soon… ho hum…