We climed from well below zero all the way up to the mid teens today, and the long range forecast shows only one more dip into the negative zone, and after that, highs in the 50s.

Back patio Icicle is now 45 inches in lenghth, and growing, as bright sun hits spots of bare roof shingle, melting the nearby snow and sending tirckles of melt-water under it to the gutter. The question then arises, when will it fall and how big will it be when it does.

Katy and Will here for the day.