I was late, late getting peas planted this Spring. One of my recent disappointments was how long it took to get the "tractor guy" in to till the big veggie garden. Only now are the 5 beds of the 4 edible varieties above ground. Snow, snap, shell . . . and more snow. (And then there's the sweet peas at the other end of things. I've got lots of trellis building ahead of me. ;o) Then the end of July will come -- and I'll plant more snow peas . . . Steve

Celeste, your gardens are so pretty and the scenic views you show us of your area are just past awesome. I guess all that winter weather is the flip side of the coin for a summer paradise. Jean, sorry about your having to put up with storms now. Were was all that rain when you needed it in the summer? Kay, hope all tornadoes cease and pass. Hate that idea. Our Tulips here would never think of coming up in January, they know better. The snow is still here, at least some of it. Maybe less than half. Supposed to have rained today but it's not raining. If it does, all the snow will be gone. Even if it doesn't rain, this snow is not long for staying on the ground. Too warm now for it to stick around. Fine by me!

HA!!! Just be glad you have snow. I'm supposed to be in snow country up here. Can't remember the last time the white stuff fell. Why does Virginia have all the luck?! I hope my new perennials make it through the winter. This is my first New England winter with a garden and I know the snow helps protect plants. Please please please please let my plants survive!

That is a metal head of a season lady. I forget what you call them. I had a book as a child that had pictures for woman representing Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. She has grapes for hair. I wired her on a Linden tree that was dying. For a while I thought of carving the tree but it was too hard and required skill. You have a good camera like Glenda; I can't get that close to birds. You got the texture of the snow. The area around my bird feeder is nasty and would not look good if I could get a picture. I am on my last bag of sunflowers seeds. They have gone through lots of seed and suet.