April Flowers, Not So Much

The day was frigid and blustery. Snow flurries and ice pellets fell from the iron sky, but the dogs still needed walking, so we bundled up and headed out. 

Here in Buffalo, we are 4 degrees further north than DC, which translates to a much later spring. At home, the lilacs are blooming; the daffodils and red bud are nearly done, and the trees are leafy. Not so here. Only the earliest daffodils and sprays of forsythia lent color to the leaden day. This far north, the hours of sunlight are impressive, though, and spring will be here in glorious blossom before too long. They have so much to look forward to, if only they can last another cold week or three. 

But of course they can! It’s Buffalo.