It has been a long, cold, very windy winter, which has turned into a long, cold, windy spring, if indeed spring is ever going to come.
April 26th, one brave bud of rhubarb, one insanely optimistic Himalayan poppy peeking up.
May 8th. Left, more rhubarb buds, but still only buds. Right, now there are two insanely optimistic Himalayan poppies peeking up. Notice how they’re smart enough to stick close to the ground, though. Their momma didn’t raise no fools.
And here’s the forecast from May 9th on. You’ll see the word “rain” on that first icon on the left. Here’s the reality:
