...and then it melted..

Listen to this. This is the sound of spring to me.. always has been since I was little. This is the sound we waited all winter to hear... and when we heard it, we were filled with dread. This is the sound that tells you the days of snowforts are ending and the muddy season is coming. At least, back home, that's what it was.
But here, less than 24 hours after it fell, the snow was melting, and fast.
Even before we finished the snowman, I could hear that sound, and I knew our poor old Snow Cowboy wouldn't be long with us.