Winterrrrrrrrrrr

About the only positive thing I can say about winter here at the Boggy Thicket is that it has been a Hell of a lot worse almost everywhere else.

Our first freeze came early, and we had over a week in January with overcast skies and temperatures that didn’t get out of the 40s.  The most recent arctic blast came in Sunday, and while we didn’t have a freeze – low this morning was 33° – drizzle, mist and gusty winds have made it feel much colder.

Long-time  area residents will tell you that our winters are never really over until after the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the first of the annual trail rides just got underway.  Still, we have trees beginning to leaf out, one of our saucer magnolias is in full bloom, and we have violets blooming in the yard.

Spring can’t be very far away, and it can’t come a minute too soon.