RA>We've had a week of spring here so far.  While the northeast was getting
  >dumped on by Mother Nature's April Fool's joke, it was very nice here and
  >the temperatures were even above normal.  The grass turned green, a
  >few trees were starting to put out tiny little leaves, the golfers
  >reappeared on the golf course behind where I work, the daffodils in front
  >of work were getting ready to bloom, the crocuses in the front yard were
  >blooming.  Then, kaboom!  It was cool and rainy last Saturday, but Sunday
  >we got this terrible, cold wind that lasted for three days.  I think half
  >the shingles in Wisconsin must have landed in Michigan.  Yesterday
  >evening we had a little snow and this evening heavy snow--they're talking
  >seven inches, but I think (hope) we'll get off with maybe 3 or 4 inches.
  >What a turn-around!  There is also some flooding along rivers and streams
  >north of here, but nothing like western Minnesota and the Dakotas.
I've been following the flooding in the northern plains.  The last I
heard, some rivers have reached heights not seen for 500 years; and the
waters are still rising.
Question:  how do they know how high a flood was 500 years ago anyway?
But it is spring.  About a third of the trees here in South Jersey are
in leaf now.  The buttonwood outside my window is among them.
                          Sondra
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