A Familiar Scene; But It's April 14th!

Okay okay. Again, I understand, snow this late in the year is good. Good for the land, and it will most definitely keep things green. But it is also April 14th. I want a more consistent temperature now. I want the sun shining, so I can let my little chicks experience the great outdoors (the protected outdoor coop, for now). Our grand cottonwood has green buds on all the branches, and with this below freezing temps, more than likely they have frozen to death, leaving the tree bare, longer, until it can recover again. This happens every year. Things start to bud and bloom, and then the freeze returns. Thank you freeze. Jeff is at work, this fine winter morning. I felt really bad for him making the trip in, when on any normal Saturday, he would still be home with his family. The sacrifices he makes for us are great, and I reconize what he does for his family. A really good man, that Jeff Stafford! Fortunately, the credit union closes at 1:00 today. So later this afternoon we will have our time, and dinner out. Tomorrow I think we will escape to the Verde Valley. Love going down there! LOVE IT. I am going to go check on my chicks now. Those little rascals! They are so cute I could just squeeze the fluff and feathers off of them!