Surf?

When we came back to Connecticut on Saturday afternoon, there was still deep snow piled up on the deck from last Tuesday's Nor'Easter.  We shoveled a path from the door, down the steps to the grass, and now even though it is still very cold outside, the sun is making inroads in the melting department.  I thought the lacy edges of the snow where it meets the wooden deck looked a lot like a breaking wave, which made me think longingly of sunny sandy beaches in warmer climes.