Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Intrepid Snowdrops
Underneath a leaden, early February sky,Snowdrops hold their pale lanterns high.
Though halfling plants, they stand proud,
Blooming far ahead of spring's gay crowd.
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Polar air has returned to the upper Midwest; riding a pressure gradient south through Alberta, it comes straight down from just east of the Brooks Range, blowing and then blowing some more, making me sneeze from the dryness of the air, and making the cats curl up in a pile in front of the fireplace. Yet, with no snow cover, the now frozen soil melts slightly in the sun during the day, and freezes up at night, much like the higher elevations of the mountains, so the snowdrops, while not ecstatic about the change in weather, are enduring.
// posted by IBOY @ 4:34 PM 
