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| First Snow |
The first snow we had here was January 2, and it was very light.
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| Second Snow |
The weather turned extremely cold and six days later we had 81/2 inches of snow. This is the same area of the yard as the first photo, and you can see the deer tracks in the snow. We had bitterly cold weather (it did not get above freezing) as much of the country did for almost three weeks. We had single digit temps in the morning during that time. We finally got above freezing, and the snow which was ice hard, finally started melting. We could finally see grass.
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| Yuletide Camellias |
The three Yuletide Camellia bushes were still blooming at the first light snow on January 2.
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| Yuletide Camellias |
After all that freezing weather and snow, the Yuletide camellias are looking tired and worn. But there are still buds that haven't opened. We are supposed to get 50 degree temps one or two days this week. At that time I will be checking on the helleborus plants in the backyard
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| Third Snow |
We got our third snow storm (along with a lot of the country) of about 9 inches last night the 11th of February. We are looking at another storm next week.
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| Amaryllis |
When I can't have flowers outside, I have them inside. One of my sons gave me this amaryllis bulb for Christmas and it finally bloomed a week ago. When it is so cold and snowy during the winter, our family likes to vacation for a week in a warm climate. I will share photos from our January trip next time.
