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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Spring Will Be . . .

A wee bit late this year in many places including the VA eastern shore. 

The color for St. Patrick's Day is normally green. This year at The Frog & PenguINN and other places, it was white, except for the green garden hose.




It wasn't a big snow (as you can see) and was melted by early evening, but not before coating the daffodil buds and other plants in ice.


In early afternoon, it made for a pretty winter scene. 

As we enjoyed coffee and the last of the homemade soda bread. Grenville's recipe was delicious with no leftovers. Here's the baker at work on Sunday.

The snowfall brought lots of backyard visitors to the feeders . . . juncos, sparrows and a single female cardinal. 


Looks like the seasonal winter flags will stay out just a bit longer. Sure, the bird flag is Christmas-looking, but it fit the weather so far and has stayed out.
Hope your celebration was a good one — with or without snow. 

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

BBBBBRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
My feet are still chilly......Know where i can warm them๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜
Grenville

Montanagirl said...

Very nice selection of wintry/snowy/icy photos! Love the snow-covered berries.

William Kendall said...

Your neck of the woods certainly has had a winter to remember!

Michelle said...

Not much green in my area, either!

Connie said...

Great pictures! I'm ready to see lots of green anytime now. We've been without it for too long. Hope you have a great week. :)

Dianna said...

Such beautiful photos of the snow (and ice). My son and his dad own a flag shop here in Smithfield. I could just spend HOURS in there, looking at all the different designs!

MadSnapper said...

your house is gorgeous in black and white and i like that yellow frozen flower

Anvilcloud said...

It has been a l o n g c o l d winter here, and it doesn't seem to be over yet.

Out on the prairie said...

lets hope for change fast.Too many years I have planted potatoes on Friday, but not this year.

Rebecca said...

I hope my daffodils survive the late freeze.

Karen Lakis said...

Oh boy - the winter that just will not end! The black and white collage is so creative! Your snowy afternoon looks pretty, even if it's hanging around a little too long...

Eggs In My Pocket said...

Such beautiful photos and the bread sounds wonderful! Hope it warms up soon for you!

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Again??? But the house and yard look pretty covered in white!!!...:)JP

Charlotte Wilson said...

Dorothy,
I love your vignettes. I don't know how to do them yet. Do You edit with PSE?

Leonora said...

I love soda bread and I haven't made it in ages. Thanks for the reminder. It's the perfect thing with coffee- not too sweet.
We don't have much of a spring this year, either.