Very odd doings outside. All week long it has been unseasonably warm, reaching 72-74 degrees by mid-day! Daffodils are on blooming everywhere, there are yellow slashes of Forsythia all over the neighborhood, its been a wonderful, optimistic time, even with the war news downtown.
Friday after work we bought 3 large rhodedendrons at Home Despot, and planted them before sunset. It was hot work in shorts and Tshirt.
Saturday we cleaned gardens, got rid of the leaves that fell in the winter to let the sprouting hastas and bulbs break free. Emma gave everything a good scoop of compost, and I raked most of the paths in the yard down to the mulch I spread last year. 4 big bags and 3 trashcans full of yard waste … another “hot” day, but dark clouds blew over by 5, a cold front from Canada. It rained overnight, and continued this morning as Emma left for Richmond. It was colder, too.
About 20 minutes ago it started snowing – SNOWING! As if we haven’t had enough white stuff this year. The big magnolia at the end of the block is ready to bloom in outrageous splendor, and we get this freaky snowstorm!
Ahh … I LOVE my D40Zoom Olympus digital camera …
 

As usual – click to enlarge …