Our hearts go out to everyone devastated by the flooding. Here in the Oegon high desert, we can barely get a light drizzle or mild sprinkle. The temperature is barely freezing each night. Great for calving the cows as the babies arrive to warm temperatures. I just hope we have enough moisture to harvest hay this summer to feed the cattle next winter. For us drought is very scary. There is very little snow in the Cascades. We drove west a couple of weeks ago to the Willamette Valley and just for a few miles did we have snow on the road. We came home via Portland and the Mount Hood hiway---bare pavement all the way. This is extremely abnormal weather and road conditions. Dry warm winters increase the summer and fall fire danger to the extreme. As our friend in Australia is experiencing. My geraniums are cozy in the south windows of the house. Blooming away. Diane