> I took my cup of hot tea with me for a walk in the garden early this >morning. Gene, I held my cup of hot tea in my hand this morning and looked out the window at what was forecast as 5 to 10 cm of snow. When I stepped out the front door it was HIP deep. I do not tell a lie. If this had all come down as rain I could be looking at crocus and squill in a couple of days. Alas and alack ... Ann Zone 5 (ha!)