[Magdalen] Spring X 2.

[Charles Wohlers]

Well, up here March was one of the snowiest in many years, followed by a 
very cold April. So the snow cover wasn't really gone until several days 
ago. Then today we awoke to an inch of snow on the ground (which has since 
melted). But - wait a minute - the Weather Service is predicting a high of 
78 on Wednesday.

Nevertheless, the garden has been started with peas & spinach planted, and 
cabbage seedlings set out. Two days ago I went to start turning over soil 
for the onions, and, with the first clump of dirt with the spading fork, out 
pops a spotted salamander. He (or she) seemed rather surprised at this 
sudden turn of events and I decided the onion plants could spent a few more 
days in the greenhouse.

No flowers yet, really, although I did spot a few very tiny spring beauties, 
and trout lily leaves a up everywhere.

That's the report from almost-the-Northeast Kingdom, Vermont

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com


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Subject: [Magdalen] Spring X 2.




It has been an unusually cool April after a mild winter here
in NE Pennsylvania USA.  Therefore here in the mountains
it still looks rather bare and wintry.  I had an appointment
down in the Susquehanna Valley today, and was pleasantly
surprised to see trees and shrubs blooming in that warmer
micoclimate.  Asian cherries, early rhododendrons (PJM)
Star Magnolias, and Bradford Pears were all in full bloom,
the latter marvelous tall towers of white.

All this is yet to come here at the higher elevation, so we'll
have all of the above in a week or two.  Combine those with
the various large Asian magnolias, Appalachian rhododendrons
flowering crabs, redbuds and flowering dogwoods, and you
have spring in Pennsylvania - my favorite season here.

I still have my Upper Midwestern USA wonder at the variety of
blooming shrubs and trees here.  Little of it is hardy in the
frozen North.

And bring on the new bambi's.  Much as I dislike their appetites,
the little speckled fawns are wonderful.



David S.