The return of Winter... ahrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...!

Yes, winter has returned with a vengeance... today was in the 20s and snowing... and we have at least three more days of this. I put plastic buckets over my bleeding hearts. They weren't up very high but i was feeling overprotective of them. The rest of the garden i am letting fend for itself. The daffodils, hyacinth, tulip, etc. are sued to the cold. I'm thankful that we are up on the hill and i don't have a warm micro-climate like i did in town. For the most part, things don't appear too early up here. It tests my patience but is much better for the plants.