A Fredericksburg tradition
Greening Up
After exceeding 90 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday, the rest of the week saw a dramatic greening up. Even “up north” near Gettysburg, I saw a big change, having taken pictures both Wednesday and Saturday of the ridge to the west of the Shamrock Restaurant at Thurmont, Maryland.
Wednesday 10 April:
Saturday 13 April:
One more last gasp of winter
March 25th, 7:14am:
And nearby, 6:43pm:
How can we teach that young dog
to let us sleep in on the weekend?
Winter’s last gasp?
About an inch of snow overnight, followed by a day of light drizzle mixed with snow.
Our first miniature daffodils
Our first miniature daffodils opened yesterday, in time for a good soak today.
Sun rose an hour late March 10th 7:42am
Sunrise, March 9th, 2013, 6:41am
Snow day, 5 March, 2013
httpv://youtu.be/G8JQeXtLgEk
5 March 2013, about 6″ of heavy wet snow.
To play, press the icon at the lower left corner of the YouTube window.
To view full-screen, click the icon at the lower right corner of the YouTube window
(then later, press Escape to end full-screen).
No spring flowers for St David’s Day?
No spring flowers opened in time for St David’s Day yesterday. But these two are getting ready:
We do still have some winter flowers in bloom:
