Winter is Back

Winter is back. It may be here only for the day. It may be gone tomorrow. But for the time being winter is back, and the consequences may be with us all summer.

This is the sight that greeted me early this morning

Even though there had been snow flurries yesterday, not stuck to the ground, and so I hope the buds and flowers might still be unaffected. But this morning when I woke up there was snow on the ground, and more came after.

In the outer pen, the bench is now covered with snow. When I looked, even a tiny spider web under the bench, that I had not noticed before, was full of snowflakes.

I went to check on the daffodils, One my way to them this is what I saw.

The daffodils were bowing under a load of snow.

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They did not look happy.

The forsythia blooms were similarly snow-capped.

No flower remained untouched.

I have not gone to check on the fruit trees, which are much further away from the house, because about the time I got to the daffodils, I could hear Bow displaying in the inner pen. He had been napping when I left to investigate,  but he noticed I was gone, and so I had to return at once and go back into the pen to make sure all was well. 

Now he is napping again. All is well. We will have to keep ourselves entertained indoors today, until winter leaves and spring comes back again, to pick up the pieces of what is left.

Spring in Action

We have been having a very unusual spring. On the one hand, everything is blooming.

On the other hand, today is the fourth of May, and this morning it snowed.

Admittedly, it was not much snow, and it did not stick to the ground, but still it was very cold, and when it melted it left a lot of water on the floor of the outer pens. Bow decided he wanted to go out anyway. But on no account was he going to get his feet wet.

When it comes to wet concrete Bow is very cautious, watching his step. But he does not allow the bad weather to keep him from enjoying the day.