Tuesday, April 14, 2026

April Comes and Goes

Yes it's still April here.  Spring gets ever closer, but winter is reluctant to let go this year!  It's frustrating to say the least.  What really bothers me personally is actually not the late snow, but the grit on the roads.  Every fresh snowfall and they come down the street spreading more grit.  It gets caught in my tires and can scratch the floor when I come indoors!

The Crocus are looking bright.

I'm sure these Daffodils will be blooming soon.

But then that dreaded white stuff returned covering the back yard!

Out front the Daffodil leaves were standing in snow ...

And a little patch of Crocus beneath my window as well.

Ah, but then it cleared up, the temperature rose a little, and our gardener (nephew of the neighbours), was able to get started on the spring clean-up.  That IS a sign of spring!



13 comments:

  1. i have often had to brush the snow off of my beautiful crocus. i love the purple ones, there is a wide varity of shades of purple!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Those are some heavy duty kneeling pads the nephew is wearing. Nice that he's available to help.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Lovely to see the crocus.
    I hope you have many sunny April days ahead.

    All the best Jan

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ontario has had some very nasty weather.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Our crocus are done blooming and the daffodils are at their peak now -- of course we're quite a way south of you.

    ReplyDelete
  6. The snow just keeps coming it seems.

    ReplyDelete
  7. We are only dealing with the Temperatures, but it is still enough to want it to stop.
    Stay Safe and Enjoy the beauty of nature coming your way.

    It's about time.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Gettin' the neighbors to help with the work is spectacular. Still solid rain here on the west coast of BC and WA.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I don’t think the snow coming back, except maybe for a moment or two. Now we wait for the greening.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Slowly inching her way in, but Spring is definitely coming. Nice series here, and i especially liked the last photo. Nice to have help!

    ReplyDelete
  11. We’re anxious to get in the garden, but with 113mm of rain in the last 3 days and more to come, it’s going to take a while to dry up enough!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Lovely to finally see shoots of green rising.

    ReplyDelete