Showers and Flowers.

3-18-24 SHORT HILLS: We came down on Sunday ahead of the rain storm. Spring is underway here. Crocus are up, Andromeda are in bloom, some leaves are opening up, bugs are flying around, the grass if greening up, trees are in bloom. Forsythia and spice bush have fat flower buds.

I have done more deadfall clean up, and I finally got the pool cover pumped out. The lawn guys were here and did the clean up, but left a pile of debris near the house. I will need to remind them about that.

All the feeders were totally empty when we got back but are now full and being swarmed. 

We had a big rain, but the gauge isn't out yet because it would break if it froze with water in it. I'm guessing an inch of precip.

New blooms: crocus, Andromeda. 

Crocus were up and open when we got back to NJ.

Andromeda. This shrub is about eight feet tall and has thousands of these white bells.