By now, I'm looking forward to baseball season, an early thaw and the return of my vacationing winged friends.

Lots of snow but an early thaw.

Late freezes and early thaws in 1952 and 1953 led to the devastation of the peach harvests.

"Let's hope for an early thaw," he said.

The early thaw was settling in as if for a long stay.

I told you an early thaw was dangerous,' he muttered for no particular reason.

That's one of the dangers of an early thaw.

It was early thaw, snow still on the ground.

Soviet efforts, however, were hindered by the onset of an early thaw, which made the ground muddy.

His large army was unable to campaign due to an early thaw: heavily armed knights could hardly fight during the wet and swampy spring season.