Several of mine keep blooming to some extent throughout the winter; I just thought the "once-blooming" Lady Banks was a special treat this time of year.

Every rose of mine is a dried up husk that grabs me as I walk by. It's amazing how thorny some of these roses really are! We got more snow yesterday, so shoveled the driveway & walk way into the roses so they get what teeny moisture was in the snow. it was the "Colorado Gold" (powder) stuff that has so little moisture, but ANY moisture is welcome right now. At least I don't have to water this week.. maybe next week. It's finally gotten to be seasonably cold.. it had been in the 50s & 60s, which is ridiculously warm. Now it's in the 20s & 30s for the highs. Looks like autumn is finally over & winter's finally settling in. And because it's been clear at night w/no cloud cover, it's been VERY cold at night.. in the single digits. I don't think it's gone into the negatives yet. Just 5 more months!!

Toni, I sent you a C-mail about your Armstrong roses in Cubits.

The sun came out today after several days of rain and general gloom. It was so nice!

we got some snow last night may be about an inch or so very unusual for us !! we should have at least 5-6 inches or more by now . looks like we are going to have a repeat of last year 86 days till spring

A slight dusting of snow here and I am so ready for spring.

At least it is almost January. As soon as January rolls around, I feel like spring really is getting closer.

Expecting snow tonight & the low's supposed to be zero. Gonna be a cold New Years Eve. Luckily enough, not planning anything major for the night, just chillin' & playing video games & stuff. Spring's not for another 3-4 more months at least.. we still have to have some winter first! We've had some pretty cold days, but nothing really under the single digits yet. This weekend it's supposed to go back up into the 50s/20s, then go back down to the 30s/teens, then back up... but the ground's frozen so I'm not worried. I just need a couple of days above 50degs so I can water my trees because all the snow we've been getting is the dry dry powder w/no moisture. We need a blue snow storm!

Here it is: the last day of a year that's been bad for many people. Here's hoping next year is better!

wishing you all a wonderful new year filled with love laughter and wonder

Yes, Happy New Year to everyone!