Signs, signs, everywhere are signs

I wanted to reassure all of you who have been lamenting the return of the cold temperatures after last week’s positively balmy weather. Look what I found in my garden this morning:

Spring sprouts
Mid-February sprouts
Spring sprouts
Mid-February sprouts

But… then Dave Devall told us tonight that parts of Ontario are expecting as much as 25 cm of snow overnight. YAY. Winter, I am so over you.

Ah well… the increasing number of sunny days, the slowly receding mountains of dirty, scummy snow and the new life struggling to make headway through the frost are all encouraging signs that before long, we’ll be able to reclaim our outdoor lives. I leave you with this image, from last fall:

Grow
My garden last fall