Something about this snow, or perhaps the spring sunlight, that makes it incredibly white (the photo below doesn't do it justice). It reminds me of the actress on the TV ad who looks like she got a flashlight stuck in her throat or had her teeth replaced with LCDs. Luminous.

All the way up to 41 by afternoon, thanks to a bright sun. Some melting, causing icicles.

Here is a leaf debossing itself—alreay over an inch deep. Solar power in action.

And here is the original April fool.