2/21/26  Once we stop wishing it were summer, winter can be season in which the world takes on a beauty that we can enjoy.

No snow last night.   !2 degrees, some clouds.  Sunshine this afternoon, a stiff north breeze, high 30.  Clear tonight, low 10.  Partly cloudy tomorrow, high 36, low 16.  A NNE breeze during the day will become a strong breeze overnight and a strong wind Monday with 3-5 inches of snow.  Monday's high 26, low 19.   A strong NNW wind Monday night. becomes a strong NW breeze Tuesday with partly cloudy skies.  Tuesday's high 29, low 1.  Snow showers Wednesday, WSW breeze, high 27, low 14.  Rain/snow Thursday, a WSW breeze, high 38, low 25,  Snow showers Friday, a brisk NW breeze, high 35, low 12.  Partly cloudy next Saturday, a brisk SSW breeze, high 44, low 26.  Partly cloudy next Sunday, a brisk west breeze, high 36, low 10.  Snow showers next Monday and Tuesday, brisk WNW breezes, highs about 28, lows 7 and 14.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday, a stiff west breeze, high 34, low 16.  Snow showers Thursday the 5th, a stiff west breeze, high 29, low 14. Partly cloudy Friday the 6th, s WNW breeze, high 34, low 17.  1-3 inches of snow Friday night.  Snow showers Saturday the 7th, a west breeze, high 37, low 18.

     Hummingbirds have reached southern Florida, their first stop in the United States.   The ones that are headed to Country Junction won't get here for about 12 weeks, around Mother's Day.  Meanwhile here in Maine the two male cardinals that don't have mates are starting to bicker.  There must be a female somewhere they want to impress.

     The greenhouse wood has been split and stacked in the wood yard for several months.  They spent yesterday putting as much wood as would fit  in the greenhouse.  They are going to start the wood stove Tuesday afternoon.  Thursday they will move pansy, viola and rhubarb seedlings out and start the propane furnace.  The propane will keep the heat steady regardless of the outside temperature.  Thursday will be a good day to fill all the water barrels.  Saturday they will move the rest of the seedlings out.  Enough bags of soil will have thawed so they can fill the soil barrels and add water  The more water and wet soil in the greenhouse the more heat the greenhouse will hold.  A day of rest Sunday.  Monday they'll start filling the hanging baskets.  

     May your day be blessed  Sally