And warm enough to get out on two wheels, around town, including the footbridge over the rail road on the east side.

Soft southerly, and no impossible ice patches or impassable melt puddles (If you were willing to detour a bit). Lots of walkers, bench sitters and other two-wheelers out pretending spring has arrived.

We did a little bench sitting, too, on the back patio, watching snow melt. Pax reluctant to come back in.

Potted up 4 Kentucky coffee tree seeds and 8 shagbark hickory seeds (gathered last fall, and kept in the cold garage all winter). Expectations low, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.