Hmm, snow....

 Waking up to a lovely snowy scene is not what I usually expect to see in late February, but that's what I saw out the windows this morning.  Cool-season greens and window boxes will still have to wait for warmer weath...

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Late afternoon snow melt

As the snow melted from the leaves of trees this afternoon, under a still lead-grey sky and intermittent flurries, the trunks and branches of the trees in the ravine glistened with remnants of the overnight snow.As I was putting dinner together, the view was striking.  Now, as the oven hums, the...

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An unusual early snow

Overnight snow on November 1 is highly unusual, much less the soft fluffy snow that fell, clinging to leaves still on the trees and furrowed bark. The contrast between the glimpses of fall color cloaked in snow with the vibrancy of a couple of days ago in clear light -- remarkable.November 1 snowscarlet...

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Spring

Okay Kids, spring is one of my favorites. I love taking pics of the yard because it only happens once.Here in Ohio, we have had a strange one. Everything is so Late 3 weeks ago we got SNOW!And things were just starting to come  up too. look at these baby radishes! Just covered with snow!My helleborus...

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Snow and more snow

Happily, we've just had so far - lovely snow. The sleet is currently falling this evening, but the temperatures (for Clemson, SC) are predicted to gradually rise around freezing overnight, so accumulations of the 2-4 inches won't (hopefully) be issues in terms of power outages. (The snow hasn't accumulated on trees and power lines, thankfully).This isn't the case for lots of folks across a wide...

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Now, potentially much more (snow and ice)

Hmm, this is definitely the odd winter!  We're experiencing the potential advent of another snowstorm (with ice) blanketing the Southeast for several days, after an exceptionally cold January. This, after a lovely and benign snowfall overnight that had melted by late afternoon.Campus (and most everything else that can close due to winter weather) will be closed tomorrow.  I'm grateful...

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Six Inches Deep

Brrrrrrr....I don't know about you, but it is cold here, like -10 without wind chill factoring into the problem ... I could tolerate some warm Puerto Rico weather right about know... I may have to post about my trip there, but that is another day!While it was snowing yesterday, I got the brilliant idea...

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