bordering on mildly dry, 0.15 precipitation during the past week, local streams perhaps a bit below what could be expected in late April, there is still some water in low-lying fields at a nearby farm, wife picked some miniature daffodils on Friday, rabbits eating crocuses, grass thatched and greening up, forsythias blooming, lots of bird activity and singing in the morning. Total snowfall for the winter 30.6 inches-less than half the average-cold, dry winter.