It's Snow Comparison to Last Year.

What a difference a year can make.
This is a photo of my garlic bed taken February 19, 2012. Just a bout a year ago.
Today as one looks outside, the ground is covered in snow.
On the other hand the sun is shining brightly right now and the sky is clear, the birds are congregating at the feeders to pick at the black oil sunflower seeds.

And I'm thinking of whether to start some pepper plants from seed. Maybe that's the sign of spring we're looking for