Oh, my goodness--how the snow has melted.  We still have a lot of it but not nearly as much as before.  Had heavy rain yesterday that helped wash some of it away.  The temps are supposed to be around 40F today and tomorrow followed by another cool down and snow.  Not as brutal as the last stretch, thankfully.  And, thankfully, we didn't have this much rain.

Fascinating!!  Takes snow art to a new level.

Interesting take on the so-called "Promise Zones" President Obama has proposed.  I haven't been impressed by any of the "private-public" partnerships so far.  Most simply shift public resources into private pockets--where it fossilizes.