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Month: April 2020 (page 1 of 1)

April 9, 2020 / 0 Comments

April in Maine

On April fourth a friend gave us a bunch of pussy willows and Forsythia. The willow blossoms were in full bloom, but the Forsythia hadn’t even quite leafed out yet.

A vase on a table with branches of pussy willow, fully open, and Forsythia, just starting to show hints of yellow on its buds.
Pussy willows on the left, with unleafed Forsythia April 4.

I put them in water, and the Forsythia proceeded to leaf out and then bud, and then blossom.

A vase on a table with Forsythia, showing newly opened bright yellow blossoms.
Forsythia on April 7

Then this happened today:

A snow-covered patio with brrd feeders showing about three inches of snow on the patio, feeders, and surrounding shrubs, as well as oak trees with bare limbs covered with snow
A close upof the Rhododendrons at the edge of the patio. their leaves dripping with snow, and the hedge oak trees beyond, limned in snow.
An image focusing on the oak trees at the edge of the lawn, each limb and twig outlined in snow.

It’s still snowing even now. It started at 4pm.