Signs of spring or global warming

January

Cherry trees, blushing pink with blossoms, withstanding the gale force winds that pounded Belgium more than a week ago

Yellow crocuses embracing the gray skies and ignoring the frost

Bulbs pushing green shoots through the mud

Snow flurries surrendering to rain...

Comments

[platypus]

That's beautiful. I've been pondering on the strangeness of the weather as well. We have daffodils here in full bloom and they've beaten the snowdrops to it. I've not seen that before.

[Bice]

Just a quick note to let you know that due to changes off-line I am not going to have the time to blog like I used to and Mi.Minutia has gone on hiatus. I just wanted to stop by with a personal goodbye (beyond the one I just posted at MiMinutia). I enjoyed getting to know you and reading your site. Thanks for reading mine. Maybe, if and when things ease up off-line, I'll see you again someday. Until then...

[Ortizzle]

I think there's definitely something to the global warming angle. Hard to tell in Texas, though, since the weather here is always bizarre like that.

[mamalujo1]

Poetry. I say that because I just experienced a very real moment of reality standing in a park in Belgium looking at flowers and thinking about spring. Very nice. Amy would have loved it too.

[Nance]

No! Are you serious!? I'm jealous. We just got sent ANOTHER Alberta Clipper from the Canadians (and I used to like them SO MUCH!), and we are freezing here. I just trudged through snow to check and see if I could salvage any rosemary for my roast lamb today--got a few sprigs--and there is a lake effect snow advisory for a few counties east. We won't even see the thirties for the next 10 days. Crocuses? Not a chance. We won't have those until April.