I know it's snowy and awful in much of the eastern part of the country...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

and you probably don't believe spring will ever arrive...

Here's some proof that it will!

Peach flower:


Blackberry flower:


Plum flower:

[Texasgal]

1. We had a lovely day here in Central Texas as well..

It was 75 and clear skies!

I love your pictures! Thanks for sharing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Glad you enjoyed them, my dear Texasgal!

[Jamaal510]

2. Winter barely arrived in CA.

I feel ripped off as someone who likes gray and wet weather.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. That is true, my dear Jamaal510...

We really did need the wet weather.....I hope we'll get some.

[LiberalElite]

3. It will where you are anyway nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Aw, my dear LiberalElite...

I don't know where you are, but I do know you will have spring weather eventually.......

[LiberalElite]

10. Thank you. nt

East coast with wind chill of -10. Still, to look on the bright side - I'm not in BOSTON.

[KMOD]

6. Beautiful pictures.

It sure doesn't look or feel like it's anywhere near spring here, but I like to stay optimistic. I know it will come, eventually.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thanks, my dear KMOD!

Your optimism will do you good!

[livetohike]

9. Thank you for the beautiful reminder CalPeggy

It is -6F right now here and windy.

[bigwillq]

11. Well, well. Look at Peg rubbing it in to all of us snow-bound peeps.

Nice pics. Can't wait for Spring!

[handmade34]

12. I would say that is cruel...

if they weren't such lovely photos! ...my fruit tree blossoms won't be on the trees for just about 3 months

[PasadenaTrudy]

13. I'm still waiting for Winter

I'm trying to stay optimistic but it's tough when it's 89 degrees in February. We need rain!!

[magical thyme]

14. it was really weird yesterday morning...

I headed out to take care of the horses. It was still below zero, still bright sunshine ahead of the blizzard, with just a little hazy cloudiness in the south-southwestern sky.

And for the first time I could hear the first bird I always hear in the spring, loud and clear!

Anyway, even though we're still in hard winter, the first blizzard headed out to sea and although we've got some wind, we only got a couple inches of snow. thank freakin' dawg!