Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are snow-covered and there are no blooms to show outdoors.
In fact, we were just blessed with another five inches of snow yesterday, which moved this winter up to the fourth snowiest winter in Indianapolis since they started keeping records. Officially, they've measured 50.2 inches so far this winter.
I'm not too excited over fourth place because I was here for the first, second and third snowiest winters, too. The record, by the way, is 58.2 inches, set in 1981-82. Ah, yes, those were the days.
This bloom day is in stark contrast to bloom day a year ago, when I had a little puddle of snowdrops to share along with the first crocus blooms and the sweet scent of witch hazel.
This year's bloom day is more like the inaugural bloom day back in February 2007. The garden was snow-covered back then, too, and I just knew others had blooms in their gardens, so I started Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day to find out for sure.
Anyway... enough reminiscing.
This will certainly be a winter we'll talk about for some time because the near record snowfall has also been accompanied by near record cold temperatures. Brrrr... too many mornings with sub zero temperatures for my liking.
Meanwhile, out in my garden, I did catch a hint of color when a male cardinal stopped by to admire the sculpture nearby.
Just for fun I checked for that little puddle of snowdrops planted near the base of the post light out front.
"X" marks the spot where I will surely find those snowdrops when the snow finally melts.
What's blooming in your garden on this wintry February day?
Please tell me! Please show me! All this white is making me forget colorful flowers!
It's easy to join in for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Just post on your blog about what is blooming in your garden on the 15th of the month and leave a comment to tell us what you have waiting for us to see so we can pay you a virtual visit. Then put your name and the url to your post on the Mr. Linky widget below to make it easy to find you.
Then repeat after me... “We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
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My post is on Annie's Addendum.
We have cardinals here too, but they look more wonderful when seen against snow. I hope you see your snowdrops soon!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Here we battle against gale force winds and record rainfall. Squelch.
Happy GBBD Carol.
It's also thwarted my planned post for this week, but there is still something to show you which I hope will be thought provoking.
There are blossoms at my place. Spring is starting the slow trek northward.
Spring is only 33 days, 1 hour, and 16 minutes away! (But who's counting?) Happy GBBD Carol and thanks for once again hosting the party!
You are having the most terrible winter, you must be longing for Spring to come !
I have been round the garden with a magnifying glass trying to find enough blooms to photograph for my post!!
As usual thanks for hosting Carol.
I have just published my first post at www.legrysfarm.com and joined GBBD for the first time too.
Thank you for hosting this. I'm off to see what other bloggers have in bloom now.
Your graciousness in hosting GBBD made me look for the sunny side of life. And that's no easy feat when you get excited about melting icicles.
Thanks again for hosting, I do enjoy taking a look at all the lovely links :)
Thanks again for hosting, I do enjoy taking a look at all the lovely links :)
Yael from Home Garden Diggers
Thanks!
~Julie, PA