Late winter in the southern garden. . . . . . . . .

Sunrise today..............

Yesterday afternoon our only snow so far in this strange, mild and wet winter season,

fell silently. A new dimension in the garden as the mid-afternoon light changed

 rapidly, and the fig tree suddenly became illuminated with cardinals, male and 

female, and several other species of beautiful garden birds. All were very

 hungry, pushing and shoving for space on the feeders as well as the ground 

beneath. 

It was quite a heavy snow. Flimsy branches on shrubs and smaller trees

 seemed to bow under the weight of just an inch of so within an hour.

 Mrs. Cardinal

 Mr. Cardinal

 Light snow fell until around midnight so we ended up with a couple of inches.
Very wet, heavy snow so tree/shrub damage possible again. 
There were many power outages but thankfully we didn't lose ours.
Brilliant sunshine this morning and melting is happening quickly.

Good news - my flooring guys arrived on time despite some icy roads, 
and by noon the new bedroom floor installation should be completed.