Symbolism: 6 weeks time

From This:

(the view from my front porch 2/17/10)

And This:

(The giant snow pile the village had to pay to have hauled away; it was blocking much of the only "major" intersection in town)

To This:

(The view from the side of my porch Friday morning)

It's about what the last 5 months of my life have been like, current weeds aside.