Snowed in!

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We had the black ice and mud about ten days ago - and traffic accidents by the hundreds all around the D.C. area. Temperatures have been in the 50s and low 60s for this week, however. Most of the snow is gone, even from parking lots, and I had a wonderful surprise yesterday as I climbed my back steps and looked down. There were three separate clumps of daffodil fronds peeking up about four inches to make sure that there were no snowflakes headed their way. I'm praying just as hard as they are that winter is over.

I don't remember any winter irritating me as much as this one has. How you folks in the northern hinterlands survive year after year is amazing to me.