Snow

Our second winter storm hit last night. As usual, the good people of this town emptied the grocery store of eggs, bread, and milk (and, I hear, made quite a run on the liquor stores). As of this afternoon, we have about seven inches of snow. I think it's mostly done, but it's still occasionally sleeting. And, it's windy and getting colder. Lows tonight will be around 14. Brrr. Looks like we'll be making up a lot of snow days in June...

Last spring I planted two palm trees. They seem to be thriving, even in the cold and snow, as you can see.

Warming Up.

After almost two weeks of unseasonable cold, things are returning to normal. We usually see a bit of really cold weather each winter. What we don't see is ten days in a row of high temps below freezing and lows in the teens. Ponds were freezing over! But this weekend it hit 60 for several days in a row. The garlic has popped back up. Even better--snowdrops and daffodils are peeking out of the ground! I need to get some pictures, but I'm not often home in full daylight. I've been scouring the seed catalogs and making lists. Time to make plans for the summer garden!

Baby, It's Cold Outside

We're on our second day of unusually cold weather. The highs are below freezing, the lows are in the teens, and it's really windy. They say this may be with us for a week or two. We broke the ice on the bird bath every hour or two today. The birds were very happy with us--they visited the feeders all day, especially in the afternoon, getting prepared for a long, cold night.

My garlic sprouts have keeled over in the cold. I hope they recover once things warm up. I planted two palm trees this spring. They're supposed to be cold-hardy, and they seem to be OK so far. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.