STOCKTON, Minn. –Spring has been teasing us for a few days with highs reaching the low 40s. But don’t pack the shovels away yet. The National Weather Service expects a storm Wednesday with four inches of snow, perhaps eight, and another inch Thursday
Desperate for spring? Look carefully: Daffodil bulbs embedded by master gardener Jerry Engler in the fall are budding already – five weeks ahead of expectations. Why? Global warming? Jerry’s wonderful green thumbs? Perhaps sun radiating off the south-facing retaining wall? Or are the Ides of March unusually eager for who knows why? Whatever, the promise of spring has us smiling. Thanks, Jerry. Image: Steve Lunde