Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The Miserable Persistence of Winter



Yesterday afternoon was cloudy


then a horrible rainstorm ripped the petals off the tulips and beat down the daffodils.


Overnight it snowed.


The purple ectoplasm is a red coleus indoors.


When I ventured out with the dog this morning, it was 32'F. The pansies were surrounded by ice granules.


Breakfast was baked oatmeal with almonds.


The tulips look cheery at least.


At 11am it is 40'f - but bright....


Gosh, just looked at my Blogger dashboard to discover this is post #900....






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11 comments:

  1. AnneApril 16, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    You have had such a long hard winter on the East coast of the US. In contrast ours in UK has been very wet and mild but at least we now have spring thank goodness. Surely it cant be too long before your weather dramatically improves! I hope so anyway.

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  2. Linda SueApril 16, 2014 at 1:25 PM

    I guess, get used to it...our home is undergoing epic change. Beautiful shots by the way, and a lovely breakfast!

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  3. Rose ~ from OzApril 16, 2014 at 3:59 PM

    I thought I was reading fiction for a second Elizabeth! More snow! who can believe it. I love the blossom trees and street scenes, and 900 posts! You'll have to throw a blog-party for the 1000th.

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  4. angryparsnipApril 16, 2014 at 11:27 PM

    I can believe it !
    We had no winter and spring ... and my last year tomato plants are full of fruit !

    I love the pansies surrounded by the ice.

    cheers, parsnip

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  5. angryparsnipApril 16, 2014 at 11:27 PM

    I can't believe it !

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  6. Wendy McDonagh-ValentineApril 17, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    Fantastic photos!! I absolutely love the fact that your photos are taken barely 20 miles from where I live!! LOL!!! We can empathize with each other on these crazy weather days!!! : ) xo

    ~ Wendy

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  7. Midlife RoadtripperApril 18, 2014 at 10:54 AM

    Congrats on the 900. Impressive.

    Warm that weather up, will you. I'll be in NYC next week and I don't do cold. Ha!

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  8. Midlife RoadtripperApril 18, 2014 at 10:54 AM

    Congrats on the 900. Impressive.

    Warm that weather up, will you. I'll be in NYC next week and I don't do cold. Ha!

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  9. Em ParkinsonApril 18, 2014 at 3:46 PM

    900! Congratulations. So sorry about the snow. I feel very lucky at the moment, looking at everyone's snow over the pond. x

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  10. The Weaver of GrassApril 18, 2014 at 3:55 PM

    Happy 900th birthday!! So glad you came back on to this site, I did so miss your photos of New York. Do hope the snow disappears completely today.

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  11. BarbaraMay 2, 2014 at 7:42 AM

    Certainly gloomy looking for NY and gosh how cold. The ice gives contrast to the Pansies.

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