Too warm for January

Very weird weather. In the teens on Tuesday but up to the sixties by Friday. My garden is extremely confused. Photosynthesis is happening and staffs are blooming.



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Christmas Flowers

It's meant to be winter blooming but usually not this early.


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After the Frost

We've had our first frost, but there is a lone rose bravely blooming:




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Early Winter

There was SNOW on Saturday!  How can that be? I wasn't here to see it, and it kept switching to rain so not much here. But flying in yesterday, there was clearly snow on the ground from Maine to Delaware. In fact, for several miles between NYC and Maryland, there was a clear line paralleling I-95 where there was snow still on the ground east and north, and none south and west. Very interesting to see.

Frost on the car last night - appears to be first frost on the ground as well - but only just. Not a hard frost.

Needle Drop

This happens every year. The first time I saw it I was freaked out thinking the tree was sick. This is the white pine near the driveway Scott asked me to save.






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Blooming Now: the composites

Asters and goldenrods against a full tapestry of white ageratum. Plus, the mums just started to open up.












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Turtleheads

With all the recent rain, the turtleheads are having their best year ever.







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