Today, on April 26—the anniversary of my mother-in-law’s birthday (1918) and the town of Winthrop’s incorporation (1771)—at 11:00 a.m., I looked out the window to my backyard. And what should I spy? Snow, snow, and snow. Enough to get my hair wet as I took a picture of the patio table. Enough to frost the herbs and trees.
But not enough to stop the cavorting squirrels and their hanky panky. (The female squirrel certainly doesn’t make it easy for the male. You go, girl!)
The snow will not last long, and it will bring much needed moisture to what has so far been a dry spring. But still, snow in April is about as welcome as rain in January. Each in its own time.
For supper, I’ll be making chickpea and chicken sausage soup as well as a batch of biscuits to go with it. As I eat the hot soup, I’ll be thinking, “Snow, snow, go away!”
Notes From the Hinterland 
Boo!! No snow in April!
It’s sunny and 80 down here! 😛
Don’t rub it in.
Love that picture of Liam! Can you send me it? I want to make it his profile picture! 🙂
Sure thing, Shannon!
Here it is!
Amazing! Snow!
And not very welcome 😉
Mother Nature always has the last laugh. Luckily, tomorrow will be back to regular spring temperatures.
She sure does! This morning—April 27—the snow is nearly gone, but there are still clumps here and there. Also, quite a few car accidents yesterday.
I suppose everyone took their snow tires off and the town trucks had pulled off their sanders. I hope no one was seriously hurt.
I don’t think anyone was seriously hurt.
Great Liam pic
Thanks, Derrick.
When you looked out and saw snow, we were looking out at a hail storm as we were getting ready to fly back to New Hampshire from Kansas. 🙂
Oh, lord! Hope you made it back without too many bumps along the way.
I think we had even more than you. It made for an unexpected cozy day that I thoroughly enjoyed. And, fortunately, it didn’t seem to damage any plants. I’m not sure the bees appreciated it though. Love that expressive Liam face.
Thanks, Brenda, and I know what you mean about it being cozy. I made soup, and it was just right for the day.