Peevish Pen

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I'm an elderly retired teacher who writes. Among my books are Ferradiddledumday (Appalachian version of the Rumpelstiltskin story), Stuck (middle grade paranormal novel), Patches on the Same Quilt (novel set in Franklin County, VA), Them That Go (an Appalachian novel), Miracle of the Concrete Jesus & Other Stories, and several Kindle ebooks.

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

In Like a Lion

We had some warm days in February—one even hit the 80s—and it seemed like spring was here. A lot of buds appeared on trees and some flowers bloomed. The crocus, of course was first,


It wasn't long until the forsythia bloomed.



The "ornamental peach" that produces wonderfully sweet peaches was covered in buds.


The old-fashioned lilac that I transplanted from Smith Farm years ago had green buds.


Of course there were daffodils . . .


. . . and bridal wreath.


But March roared in with damaging winds and peeled the roof on the shop. 



For two days and nights, the high winds blew and blew. We were lucky that we didn't lose power like thousands in the county did. But we did have a lot of branches down.



I suppose the early spring was short-lived. We're expecting snow this weekend.
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