Spring comes, regardless.

I thought I'd just note that the Portland waterfront cherry blossoms are starting to bloom; right now about 1/4 of the buds are open.  And to reiterate: The Willamette River is very low right now, which is unusual for the time of the year.

Cherry blossoms starting to bloom -- sorry, it was getting dark.

River level so low, you could bypass the locked gate and jump onto the dock!