We woke up to a lovely layer of white this morning, on April 7. Spring has been trying to arrive some days, but winter keeps making a come-back. My husband, who left for work extra-early this morning, texted me, "Watching the snow blow in from the north. A veritable blizzard!" We won't have to shovel, but the roads look slick, with the now-white countryside a beautiful picture. Cold, too. -8C / 17.6F, with the windchill around -15C / 5F. The temp today is only going up to 0C—bang on freezing!

Starting on Thursday, we are to reach double digits (Celsius), with some days rain (especially on Friday); other days have a mix of sun and clouds. We are expecting comfortable temperatures at night, in the single digits, so my long, brisk walks can continue for awhile yet. 

My early spring bulbs (snowdrops and crocuses) began to appear a couple of weeks ago during a couple of warmer days, then they froze in place until the temps warm up again. The birds and plants must be quite confused. The busy birds sure are devouring the seeds in our bird feeders.