IF YOU LIVE in Minnesota, you can get fooled into thinking spring has arrived…until you wake up one morning and snow covers the ground. This is mid-April for gosh sakes, not March.
Weren’t temps a humid 80 degrees a week ago?
Wasn’t I raking leaves in short sleeves?
Digging out the flip flops?
Throwing open the windows to air out the stale, closed-in house after a long, long winter?
Wasn’t I suggesting that I pick up romaine lettuce at the garden shop and plant it? But my husband stopped me, warned me that temps could still drop to freezing. I listened, for once. Thankfully. But he didn’t say anything about snow. Oh, no, not snow.
I was fooled, duped, misled into believing spring had arrived.
Saturday morning I followed the limestone path through my backyard to check on the flowers that had already erupted. I paused to photograph the walkway. The circles, created by snow dripping from tree branches, made an interesting pattern. Faribault received 1 1/2 inches of snow overnight Friday into Saturday morning.
A few days ago I intended to photograph my daffodils, but, of course, I didnt. Now they are drooping in the snow.
Snow encases the daffodils Saturday morning.
I hope the budding tulips can survive the cold and snow.
Copyright 2011 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
I am moving to MN soon, this is just so inspiring:) But the pics are great!
Thanks for visiting Minnesota via Minnesota Prairie Roots. Hopefully you’ll learn a few things about our state from reading my posts.
So where will you make your new home in Minnesota? I live in the southeastern part of the state, about an hour south of downtown Minneapolis along Interstate 35.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I didn’t stick my head outside at all on Saturday because I was so depressed.
Oh, Harriet, it is kind of depressing. But look at the photo ops you missed.
Probably somewhere in the Cities, it all depends on where my future husband and I can get jobs! 🙂
Ah, jobs… What types of jobs are you seeking?
My oldest daughter lives and works in the Twin Cities and loves it up there.
Hi Audrey, I just found your blog. I live in the Minnesota River Valley just outside of New Ulm. I just recently subscribed to Minnesota Moments, too! Spring is here, but I am glad it has been cold and slow to arrive. Otherwise flooding would have been much worse! I enjoyed your blog!
Good point.
I love the New Ulm area, which is so beautiful with the Minnesota River slicing through the valley. My mom’s family has roots in Courtland.
Thanks for subscribing to Minnesota Moments. I think you’ll enjoy this down-to-earth publication.
I took a quick look at your blog and liked what I saw and read there. Thanks for visiting Minnesota Prairie Roots.
Aww your poor flowers. We got 4′ last night, so I’m afraid to look at our flowers. Heavy wet snow. Roy keeps saying, “April snow showers bring May snow showers” If he says that one more time…..
Bernie, I hope this is a typo, that you got 4″ of snow, not 4′.
Guess what? We are under a winter weather advisory for today until noon Wednesday. I’ve heard anywhere from an inch to six inches of snow. We’ll see which weather forecaster is correct.
Yes, it was a typo. *lol* 4 inches. Good luck with your advisory. We are going to be getting more snow.