Mounds of snow remain, but are slowing melting, and the mild temperature is enough to get many thinking about spring, even in February.
"I always look forward to spring, with the snow going away, and the grass coming up."
"I enjoy every minute of it, and I pretend it's going to last forever," said Dvelyn Kazeniac.
For many, spring means thinking about the upcoming planting season, where flowers will grow from outside gardens instead of inside hot houses.
Jay Albrecht, from Albrecht's Garden Center and Nursery in Narberth, says it's not too early to clean up winter damaged shrubs and plan this year's garden.
"What you want to plant or grow in your yard this year, you can either start the plants yourself from seeds, and you want to time that for about six weeks before you put them outside," explains Jay Albrecht.
Albrecht says on March 1st, which is less than two weeks away, you can plant indoors the seeds of pansies and cold crops like lettuce and cabbage.
As for the early miniature daffodils and crocuses, it won't be long before they pop from the ground with the signs of spring.
"The bulbs will start coming up once the snow melts. The sun will start warming the soil, and the early blooming ones will start to come up," says Albrecht.
For some local residents, the signs of spring can't come soon enough.
"I remember snow in April, so I'm a little pessimistic about the spring," said Kazeniac.
Jay Albrecht says folks are so starved for spring that sometimes they just come into his store just to take in the burst of color and fragrance.
Perhaps Puxitawny Phil was right, and there will be an early spring after all.
