It's April 7 and snowing up a storm outside! That's not right!!!

I hear ya! Most of my fruit and nut trees have blossoms all over them and I've been very concerned about the frost killing them. I watched the bees busily doing their thing one day and snow flying the next. Goofy weather! Well, Springtime generally is a bit unpredictable but within reason! Geez! Tomorrow night is supposed to go down to 28 deg and, once again, I'll be worrying. Hopefully, after tomorrow night, it'll at least stay above freezing. I HOPE so! I have about 500 seedlings I've started inside for my veggie garden this year and they're dying to be planted outside. Okay, maybe THEY aren't dying to be planted, but I'm dying to plant them! My house looks like a greenhouse! LOL

Well, thank goodness I didn't get as bad here in my area as they predicted. And, we survived the tornado scare yesterday. The trees still have their buds on them. So far, so good.

Oh, the storms! Gus hates them, he shakes and shivers and has to be on my lap while Cookie isn't really bothered at all. As long as I'm there and hold him, he's ok. He's even better if it's night time and he's under the covers with me, makes him more secure!

I think I remember that happening last year... kinda. It seemed to be very cold, then all of a sudden, it was hot. There may have been a week of spring-type weather, but that was all. I'm in the northernmost part of Virginia. There's a little "pokey-up" part of central Virginia that juts up into West Virginia. That's where I am, in the mountains. (You know, I just realized how odd that is... we have part of WEST Virginia to the EAST of us!) This was quite honestly only my second winter here because we moved here in May 2007, so many this is typical weather, but I can say that we've had unusually windy weather in the past few months. Everyone has been commenting on how windy this winter/spring has been, even those born here. I was born and raised in Maryland and I never saw snow in April before. Last year, like I said, it went from winter into summer with very little spring in-between. But, so far this spring, it's been a wet one (frozen or liquid but mostly liquid). It's raining right now and 46 deg, typical for early April.

Yeah, Georgia doesn't get all that much snow. Well, maybe the mountains do, but not the rest of the state. There have been times though! Good luck with the veges!

Those unusually warm Spring days are just a tease! It's not fair!!! I'd love it if it would stay around 70 or 75 deg. F all year round! I could give up snow for perfect temperatures any day!

Me, too!!! I adore gardening and when we get one or two really nice days when I'm able to get out and start getting ready for my veggie garden, then it's snowing, it hurts my brain!!! I don't like the cold, either. I have some medical conditions that scream at me all winter. They typically say the same thing, over and over, "MOVE SOUTH, DUMMY!!!" But, I think I'm here to stay. Maybe, if my dreams come true, we'll be able to build an atrium all the way around the house so I can walk "outside" and still be warm in the winter! I could also grow my veggies year-round which I would absolutely adore. Come on, warm weather, get here and stay!!!

I just think of rain when I think of April. My birthday is next week and, except for only two years that I can remember, it has always rained on my birthday. This year, I wouldn't be surprised if it snowed! You're right about early Spring being unpredictable but I never thought I'd see snow this late in the season. Rain, sure, extreme temperature variations, yep, that too. But snow? Geez. Well, hopefully May will bring more constant temperatures and NO MORE SNOW! LOL

So, it's colder than normal there, too. This is some strange weather we've been having, huh? It's supposed to go down to 25 deg. tonight when it should only be in the upper 40's or lower 50's this time of year. I would be happy with it just being in the 60's, which is about right for where I live, in northern Virginia. But, snow? All my flowers are blooming outside and it's so strange to see snow falling with all these flowers in bloom. I hope it's just one of those things that happens every so often and not a trend! Here's to warmer weather for both of us!

I took a few pictures of the snow but haven't uploaded them yet. It is very rare for it to be snowing this late in the season but, from what I've seen of the weather across the nation, a lot of places are having very unusual weather lately. I saw that snow you're talking about. It was on our news and I was thinking, "I'm so glad we don't live there!" Maybe this is the same system, I don't know. I'm right there with you being tired of all this cold! It's time to warm up and STAY warmed up, darn it! I'm worried about my fruit trees that have already blossomed. I was just watching the bees busily pollinating them two days ago. I hope this cold and snow doesn't kill the blossoms! Well, all we can do is hope for the best, huh? Here's hoping we all get the weather we're used to for this time of year!