This is the time of year that you check the forecast at 6:01 and it shows that it's supposed to be cold and snowy next week, check again at 7:01 and it's changed, supposed to be cool and rainy, with lows around freezing, at least on this side of the lake. You may be right, that winter is starting it's vacation early this year, although we may still get a good dose of winter weather, we always seem to. After the last couple of years where winter seemed to hang on June, followed by early spring and then late fall without anything in between, we need the break.