Winter Wonders - Winter's Broken Heart

Tomorrow spring begins for us in the Northern Hemisphere, but in many parts of the United States, the spring postcard hasn't been received yet.

This will be my last Winter Wonders until December, but don't expect flowers and warmth just yet.  Here in upstate New York, we may be starting to get sunny days in the 40's, and our snow has mainly melted here in the City of Binghamton, but winter still has its grip on us.

We still have winter beauty, though.

The first couple of pictures are from my "guest photographer", who lives out in the country.  There, snow is still covering the ground.

 So much of photography, besides skill, is just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

A year ago last March, my photographer friend saw this tangle of tree and vines that was shaped just like a heart.

This year, she returned to the scene just about a year later.

Time and nature had done their job.  The heart was broken.

That's not the only thing breaking here.  We have ice breakup, and small streams are now running.

Vestal Rail Trail, March 15

Can true spring be far behind?

I can almost imagine the little red spot in the center is a cardinal, but it is actually the berries of a sumac bush.

Winter has broken a lot of hearts in the United States this year.  Few of us will be sorry to see winter go, I suspect.

Will it be spring for you tomorrow? Or fall?