It appears that the first real snow has melted  faster than anticipated.  Essentially the next morning there was no trace of it.  This however, spurs the people to get into full winter mode and put winter tires on. For now we are back to green grass and mild temperatures of 6 to 9C so quite warm.  Everyone is out, the market is in full swing and it is nice to be out  without the winter coat.  We will see how long this will hold up.  We hear February is the cold and snowy month!