The seasons changed while we were gone. (We missed spring!)
The day we left (April 17), winter was tenaciously trying to hang on. The temperature was around freezing, and there was an overnight dusting of snow on the ground. Only the serviceberries were blooming.
When we returned (May 8), the green was overpowering, and most of the days since then have had highs around 90°F (32°C), which is about 10°F over the normal mid-May highs. We missed the redbuds, and the dogwoods are just about done blooming.
Here's the photographic evidence as captured by our game camera:
Here are a few more before-and-after from my "Pictureposts". The top photos were taken on April 15; the bottom photos were taken on May 12.
The day we left (April 17), winter was tenaciously trying to hang on. The temperature was around freezing, and there was an overnight dusting of snow on the ground. Only the serviceberries were blooming.
When we returned (May 8), the green was overpowering, and most of the days since then have had highs around 90°F (32°C), which is about 10°F over the normal mid-May highs. We missed the redbuds, and the dogwoods are just about done blooming.
Here's the photographic evidence as captured by our game camera:
Spring Green-Up
Here are a few more before-and-after from my "Pictureposts". The top photos were taken on April 15; the bottom photos were taken on May 12.
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| The road up to our house -- now barely visible through the trees. And the mountain views have disappeared. |
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| Looking southeast in our back yard. |
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| Looking south from our backyard. Note how the hill in the background has greened up. |
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