There’s a feeling of spring in Central New York as temperatures have warmed up and snow piles have receded. Here are some recent photos documenting the transitional period.

Snow pile in downtown Syracuse.

This denuded patch of land along Erie Boulevard East reminded me of a plain in Nebraska.

Best Time of the Year

Snow finally
giving way
to grass
in Syracuse.

Cold mornings,
but temps
climbing
above 40.

March Madness,
Lenten fish fries
and the crack
of the bat.

Yippee …
it looks like
we’ve survived
another winter.

But never forget—
in Syracuse
a lake-effect blast
can still chase away
the Easter Bunny
and send the Moms
scurrying to their closets
to retrieve sweaters
on Mother’s Day.