Where Did Our Winter Go? Because This Isn't It.

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:00:43 +0000

I’m not sure what to call this. This… weather pattern. It’s January. The holidays are over. We’re supposed to be in the thick of it. But I looked outside this morning and saw patches of bare grass. Grass! In January!

I moved here for winter. I know some folks complain about the snow, the cold, the darkness. But that’s the point of Bozeman, isn’t it? The crisp air that bites your nose, the heavy snow blanketing everything silent and white. The kind of winter that makes you earn your summer.

My Hydrangea Used to Know When Spring Was Here

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:00:39 +0000

It used to be you could count on things. The smell of thawing dirt in late March, a sure sign that winter was finally letting go. The first robin a few weeks later. And my hydrangeas, they always knew exactly when to start thinking about blooming.

Not this year. Or last year. Or the year before that, frankly. My big blue hydrangea bush, the one my grandmother planted right by the porch, well, it’s just confused.

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Where Did Our Winter Go? Because This Isn't It.

My Hydrangea Used to Know When Spring Was Here