Day 15.056: Is there one more winter to go?

Just before I went back to the UK, we had a warm spell and most of the now melted. A few days after I left, we had six inches or so of snow followed by a couple of small top-ups. Two days ago, we still had a good layer everywhere.

Today our back yard looked like this:

and this evening it's been pouring with rain, so I suspect that there won't be much if any snow left by the morning.

Is this the beginning of spring or will there be one more period of winter weather before real spring arrives? Watch this space!