Snow is as rare as hen's teeth here in North Carolina but getting a
dusting of 2 inches causes immediate chaos. Schools and businesses close and the supermarket is busy with shoppers stocking up. I know that people up North think we're all crazy and laugh about our frantic antics , but hey, they don't live here or they'd understand. Its the fear of black ice more than the snow. After living in Chicago for 4 decades I know something about snow but for the life of me could never understand the locals need to reserve their parking spaces with chairs, buckets, etc. Instead of helping their neighbors dig out the entire block so everyone could find a spot they go to great lenghts to stake their claim, even flattening tires or breaking car windows.
January has been unusually cold here and saw the lowest temperatures and most snow in 14 years. But the nice thing about it is no matter how bad the weather it will change in a short time. So from 7 degrees one day it went to 65, bringing everyone out to enjoy the sunshine.
Soon we will be able to enjoy the beautiful dogwoods and azaleas such as the ones above at Duke Gardens. I have two dogwoods in my garden that I can't wait to see bloom. No azaleas yet as deer dine on them but looking for Rhododendrons they may leave alone.
Farewell, January, or good riddance is more like it. You made us more appreciative of the coming Spring.
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