It was 72F today. I live in Pennsylvania. It is the first week of March. The previous record was 65F. Today beat the record by seven degrees.

I was lured outside by the weather. It’s too early and too wet yet to do much in the yard and garden, but I cleaned up the front flowerbeds.

The snowdrops went from furled buds to little flowers over the course of the day.

Snowdrops

I found the first crocus spears under the leaves, still mostly wrapped in their white sheaths.

Sedum

More photos of spring and the remains of winter on Flickr. Just as soon as it decides to behave.

Crocus

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I’ve been doing stuff with string for quite some time, and describing it to others online since 1996 or so at Phiala’s String Page.

I also do some science and write some fiction.

I’m Phiala most places on the internet.