[Magdalen] Signs of the season

[Marion Thompson]

We had snow yesterday afternoon and evening.   Freezing drizzle tonight 
and snow tomorrow.  The earth is still very much snow- and winter-bound 
in these parts.  Not even mid-Feb yet.  No chance of the wonders of 
which you speak, save in the grocery store offerings.

Marion


On 2/11/2017 6:23 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> We have snow crocuses in profusion today. Places on our property are quite
> purple; the little guys spread like wildfire, appearing in places far from
> where they were originally planted. The hellebores are not only getting
> ready to bloom, they have also begun to spread, particularly in an upper
> bed where we didn't expect them to! Daffodils and tulips are up everywhere.
> Today it was nearly 70F. It's crazy.
>
> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>
>> Mine always bloomed in February when I lived in Tennessee. You guys are
>> making my heart ache for flowers, though I've seen some bulbs sprouting
>> around here already. How I miss my hellebores and snowdrops and aconite!
>> None of that East Coast snowstorm in Buffalo.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:47 PM Charles Wohlers <
>> charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Here in New England, wild witch hazel blooms in December. Maybe yours is
>>> confused?
>>>
>>> We still have a foot-and-a-half of snow on the ground.   :-(
>>> In about an hour I drive down to Mass., where close to a foot of snow is
>>> expected tomorrow.
>>>
>>> No Spring here.
>>>
>>> Chad Wohlers
>>> Woodbury, VT USA
>>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jay Weigel
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 2:35 PM
>>> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Signs of the season
>>>
>>> The ivory hellebores have opened, and snow crocus abound. The snowdrops
>> are
>>> blooming in their lovely microclimate and nothing will stop them, not
>> even
>>> tomorrow's promised temps in the 30s. The daffodils are definitely poking
>>> their noses up.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:13 PM Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> My witch hazel is in bloom.  It's a copper colored on called 'Jelena'
>>>>
>>>> and this is about the right time for it.  My snowdrops have been in
>>>>
>>>> bloom for about 2 weeks.  I saw the first forsythia yesterday, pretty
>>>>
>>>> early for around here.  Daffodils are up but not in bud yet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>>>>
>>>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>>>>
>>>> land of Egypt.
>>>>
>>>> Leviticus 19:34
>>>>
>>>>
>>> --
>> Ann
>>
>> The Rev. Ann Markle
>> Buffalo, NY
>>