I was noticing,a couple of days ago, that the crocuses and tulips are starting to poke through the leaf mulch, in my flower beds. We've had a very mild winter, with almost no snow ( which use to be, when i was much younger, very unusual) so far - and then this morning:
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I guess winter isn't quite over yet , hope the flowers recover. At least I don't have to drive or work on it, today.