The pears are blooming, but night temperatures dropped to 31* so of course they froze. 

The large orchards in our area smudged or ran wind towers, but small orchards more than likely lost thier crops.

First the apricots and now the pears.  Cherries and prunes and apples will be blooming soon.

The snow hit the hills and the mountains around us, which I am very thankful for.  We had a really wonderful (but very cold) rain during the night.  It was delightful to wake up to a clean and fresh world this morning.

More rain and snow predicted until Friday, which means more freezing temperatures.

Linda