Winter - Go Away!

We are not a winter people.  This season has seemed particularly harsh with lots of below 32 degrees nights and some days.  I like winter - to a certain extent - but the last 2 spring-like week-ends have made me realize I'm ready for warm weather... not the walk outside, sweat, & get attacked by mosquitos warm weather, but the sit on the patio with a cool breeze, glass of wine, and no bugs weather.  Two week-ends ago, Mike, Linda, & I stayed with Kate & Lily while Kelly went to New York with Devin.  We enjoyed it as usual, but these next 2 pictures tell a lot of the story.

They LOVE to play outside but both of them had colds and it was in the 20 degree range with 6 inches of snow most of the time we were there!

Fast forward to Valentine's week-end.  Both of us had colds which didn't help my winter doldrums.  Mike bought me a new camera for Valentines Day - so I'm checking it out with some bleak pictures of my backyard. All the freezing days in a row took a toll on my plants, not to mention one of my greenhouse walls shifted down a couple of inches.

Pretty dismal huh?

Hopefully this ONE flower is a sign of things to come!!!

Next blog - a spring transformation possibly?????