So here it is, the last few days in march (first few of spring) and the Northern Illinois area just can not seem to get past winter. I was watching the news last night to get the latest on the weather, of course I close tonight and then open tomorrow, and we have not had a recorded snowfall since February 21st. That will most likely change tonight, as 6-8 inches of snow is coming. This winter was not too rough on the snow but, it sure was cold. As a testament to how cold and windy it was, I snapped this pic off my balcony during a sunrise of icicles that are growing sideways because of the wind. Blah, I thought is was spring already.