The early bird gets the shotgun pellets

That cardinal has decided on an early spring.  Declaiming territory at 5 AM.  Where's our friendly neighborhood Coopers hawk when you really need him?  Or even the sharpshinned...

(Noticed a detached pigeon wing in the parking lot of the computer geeks at the end of our block.  So hope springs eternal.)

Meanwhile, back at the winter...

As the beautiful and charming  rolanni hath noted in her journal entry, we cower under a winter storm watch for tomorrow into Wednesday, with threats of anywhere from two inches of icky mixed snow, sleet, and rain up to 14" of new snow.  The weather-pundits spread this across the range from southern coastal areas to western mountains and that mysterious region of tundra called "The County", but they really don't have a clue.  Fifty miles of difference in the storm track could bring rain to the uttermost reaches, or snow to the offshore islands...

Maine weather.