So far, it's been a warm winter...

... though we've got another cold spell headed our way. Down to around 30 at night in a few days.

Wild azaleas in the woods are budding, and trees are beginning to leaf out. It's the middle of January, and they're acting like it's March. I saw many big tulip poplars that Katrina laid down still alive :-). We have a horizontal forest.

It will be a shame if a hard frost kills the tender new growth - especially for trees and shrubs that are still trying to recover from the storm's battering.

I took cuttings of the azalea. If I can't enjoy it in the woods this year, I'll see some blooms near my desk.

Could be worse. Dallas-Ft. Worth has an ice storm warning goin' on.