It snowed last week. I think it was what meteorologists call a ‘wintery mix,’ so it wasn’t officially ‘snow’ despite sticking to the lawn and garden. With it came the wind which reduced the actual temperature significantly.

With Spring arguing with Winter for its place in the here-and-now, nice weather days are making their comeback. The giant snow mountain across the street – courtesy of the city snowplows – is melting. We pulled up the snow stakes and sketched out the seed beds last week.

Yesterday, we went for a walk with our kids’ dog. She needed to burn off some energy and we wanted to continue our daily walks – weather permitting – that we jumped into just before the latest round of snow showers. It definitely permitted, but the wind chill was deeply cold.

Just after 8am this morning, the temperature was 14 degrees Fahrenheit. But, the sun shines through the office window. Yay! The wind, too, has died down so maybe, just maybe, our walk will have all the warmth we’ve been craving from the sun.

By the way, I started an avocado plant from seed last November. In five months, in the dead of winter, with a bit of help from a homemade hothouse, I got this:

The holiday cactus nearby was an experiment in cuttings I took from the kids’ more mature plant. It’s doing nicely, too.

See you.