If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Does April Snow Bring?

Last weekend, I was feeling a bit panicky because it was 80 degrees and I felt so far behind.

Never mind.  This morning we had freezing rain and  a bit of snow on the ground (up north in Bemidji, our home town, they got 8 inches!)

Raindrops had frozen on all the shrubs and trees, making the branches look like crystal pussywillows.

The violas resembled the sugared violets  Sara made last year.

Silver maple tree flowers encased in ice - on the tree that provided us with sap for our maple syrup.

The tulips and daffodils bowed over unhappily (I felt the same way), but by this afternoon they perked up.