Where I live, we got five or six inches of snow last night. We've had snow on the ground since December 1; it's been a long, cold winter. Not as cold as some of the epic winters of the early and mid-1970s, but cold enough. I took this photo off my deck this morning:

This is the time of year when Glenn Reynolds usually starts posting pictures of the University of Tennessee campus, with flowers in bloom and kids in tee-shirts. Which seems like the way it should be: yesterday was the first day of spring. But it will be a while before anyone is wearing tee-shirts in Minnesota.

Posted by John at 6:19 PM  |    |