Today is the first day of spring. It'sbeen sunny and warm and generally
beautiful out all month (except, of course, for today). This is actually quite unsettling. This is March in
Colorado, after all. It's supposed to be our snowiest month. It's
supposed to be some weird mix of winter and spring, and you have to
dress for both at once. It's supposed to be like this:

(Photo credit: Dave Reyna)
I will freely admit, this next one makes me kind of sad.
(Photo credit: frenzy)

(Photo credit: japi14)
What
really gets me about some of these is the color contrast. The flowers
are so colorful, and the snow is so white. Cases in point:

(Photo credit: helenmoverland)

(Photo credit: elpostito)

(Photo credit: leah the librarian)
Of course, sometimes the contrast is a bit more stark.

(Photo credit: eqqman)

(Photo credit: Funky Chickens)

(Photo credit: wchuang)

(Photo credit: Bekah Stargazing)
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Snow, Snow, Snow!
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