My little internal voice told me to leave for work early this morning.  I trudged across the yard through 5 inches of snow.  The sun was beginning to come up, lighting up the branches with its early morning glow.

It didn't take long for me to see one of my favorite creatures.  The trails at the SWC were covered in snow so the large moose lying on the trail was easy to see.  It didn't appear to mind that I stopped to take a photo.

At the end of the SWC driveway, a pair of Canada Geese rested on the icy surface of the pond.  There are a number of ponds on my way to work and each one had geese sitting on the ice.
 
There was fog in the low lying areas.  It made for a beautiful scene as the sun's morning rays shone through it.  

I was close to town already when I saw two more moose.  Both were along the ditch, at the edge of an acreage yard.  They were doing some spring pruning of the willow trees.  Neither of them moved as I stopped to take their photo.

I spent the entire day inside so was very surprised to find all the snow in my yard melted when I got home.  Only the icy bank on the north side of my garage remains.  

I hadn't seen my furry backyard friends for a few days.  I know that they have been in the yard because the food tub was empty at the end of each day.  When I got home today, the tub was still full.  A flock of starlings were feasting on the grain until the pair of mule deer came charging into the yard.  They were not fond of the birds and gave chase until all the birds were gone.

There is a sunny icon on the weather website for Monday.  I hope that doesn't change because I'm looking forward to spending some time outside.