Actually the spring is not here yet although the thermometer shows already plus degrees during the recent weeks. During the nights the puddles are covered with ice layer that melts away in the morning. Sometimes it snows a little bit. Winter was here in January, outside temperature stayed for a long time at minus 15-20 degrees and the ground was covered with thin snow. 
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
At the moment the children’s outdoor clothes must be washed every day. Puddles and mud is everywhere. Cats and dogs are covered with mud after spending time outside. But this is not a problem as the sun rises every day a little bit earlier and it is white in the mornings when waking up. The birds are singing spring songs and the magpies are chasing after one another. Ornithologists have seen already earliest lapwings and geese.
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
Matsalu bay is still covered with thick ice, but you can see more of the sea eagles and the melting water will put the ice on the rivers moving soon. Last year the winter lasted for much longer, it became warmer at the end of March. I guess winter can come back this year once again. The biggest snowdrifts have been here during the March.
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa
Estonian winter at Matsalu Photo by Olev Mihkelmaa