Melt Down.

3-8-26 SHORT HILLS: 72°F.! The snow is melting before our eyes. No sweater today, thank you, March. I did more pruning of the junipers, removing broken branches, I’m getting a nice pile. Some of the junipers are still frozen in snow where the plows piled it up. I pulled some of it off them with a hoe. I also repaired a broken leader and cleaned out the driveway drain. The yard is clear of the snow except for the plow piles, which are massive. The next several days are supposed to be similar to today. Less than two weeks ago, we were in a blizzard. 

The snowdrops are up and opening as are the snow flakes. They both responded to the season as soon as enough snow thinned.

Grackles and red-wing blackbirds are back at the feeders. They seem to travel together. There hasn’t been a huge swarm of grackles yet.

New blooms: snowdrops, snow flakes. 

Snowdrops. A welcome sight.

More snowdrops from the other side of the yard.

Snow flakes are usually a bit later than their cousins the snowdrops.

Red-wing blackbird upside down and eating corn.

The snow is gone revealing the 'knees' of a bald cyress, the trunk is in the back. They get bigger and taller every year. Function is unknown.

Nice sunset a few days ago.