Day 8.069: First day of spring

This morning it was still winter...as you can see:

but the vernal equinox occurred at 6:45 pm, so why did the day end looking like this?

It's spring now - maybe tomorrow, the first full day of spring will bring an end to snow covered ground and the arrival of flowers and leaves...?

No, apparently there's a good chance of more snow.

But of course.