The past week was mostly overcast, dark and gloomy with thawing conditions and daily temperature highs in the 30's and 40's(F). We've had 5 days of light rain and drizzle totaling 0.25" and no new snow. What was left of our snowpack has melted so that we ended up having a "brown Christmas". Conditions this week have been Near Normal. There haven't been as many birds showing up at the bird feeder this week and Canadian Geese have been nosily flying low over our yard. Walking continues to be treacherous this week because icy patches on sidewalks still have not melted.