Maryland winters are odd. Or so they seem to someone who grew up understanding words like "lake effect" and watching people get blown across the street because of high winds coming down the wind tunnels created by buildings in downtown Cleveland. In Maryland there is no snow in November and rarely in December. Winter hits here in late January and trails off into March. It snowed all day yesterday, putting six new inches of snow on the ground. It felt like spring all weekend, so this was an unexpected shove back into winter. I took this shot this morning. Tulips in the snow. By this afternoon, the snow was nearly gone. They are expecting more tomorrow. I am wishing for spring and the sight of tulips outside .. not in a vase.