Spring Storm

Rain, rain, go away.  It's March 2 and it's raining.  It's not a little sprinkle but a downpour mixed with sleet.  I was on the highway and had to keep the wipers on high to keep the windshield clear.  
  
The day started off calm with a beautiful sunrise.  When I left home this morning, I passed by a moose who was nibbling some young willow branches.  I saw two deer helping themselves to a snack at some round hay bales in a farm field.  Ravens and magpies were scavenging some of the animal carcasses that have been hidden under the snowbanks along the roadside.

At noon, the weather began changing.  A light rain shower started but as the afternoon wore on, the rain came down harder.  I checked the weather website.  It has a snowfall warning that says there could be 10-15cms of snow by Sunday night.  There could be more.  Nothing like a spring snowstorm with heavy, wet snow.  There are more snowflakes than rain right now. 

The birds are having a feeding frenzy at the backyard feeders.  I wonder if they know that their food store will be covered with snow overnight.

I can't do anything about the weather so tonight, I'm taking up a comfy chair with a good book in front of the wood stove.  The snow shovel is ready and waiting by the back door.