At least a month early, there’s blossom appearing on trees at work, and the Honeysuckle at home!
Spring is coming at English time instead of the normal late New England time … it’s definitely not winter any more!
Early Spring?
Hardly frozen
Past mid December, almost “true” winter, and still there’s only a hint of ice on the fish pond, just a light coat where the waterfall runs in the summer. The water is COLD of course and the fish are “hibernating”:
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But it’s much milder than last year!
(Meanwhile, Margaret is sunbathing in the 70s in Florida!)
First frost 2011
Almost exactly a year later, the first frost of Winter 2011/12 beautifies the grass and fallen leaves:
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