Meow, and don't you dare criticize my appearance...

For the first day of spring, here's a photo taken last evening...

And, here it is with the swirl effect applied...

There's not much sign of spring around here.  There was a robin chirping this morning for the first time though I haven't seen him or her yet.

  

In honor of what is hopefully the end of a long winter, here is one of the last snowy scenes I photographed this season.

The weather is warming up a little providing a better chance to spend more time outdoors with the camera.  Melting snow is not very photogenic so I aimed the lens upwards...

This morning, thanks to the arrival of daylight savings time, I was up earlier and witnessed a gorgeous sunrise sky.

  

First it looked like this...

  

And, a couple of minutes later it looked like this...

And, a couple of minutes or so after that, the colors were mostly gone.  So often, opportunities last for such a short time.