Winter has lost its teeth

The forecast this morning said to expect snow, so I imagined that I would be trudging my way through snow and chill from the train to the office.

But I found instead that the wind did not bite so much as I expected, the air was moist with light rain instead of floating with snow. And the rain smelled of life, as if spring were awakening once more.

It's almost mid-March, now, and winter has lost its teeth.