March Blooms and Snow

A Tale of Two Days in 2022 – Friday 11 March and Saturday 12 March

On a beautiful day in March, I took some late afternoon photos of early bloomers at Blue Note Garden. Temperature: 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 Celsius).

By 2am early Saturday morning a winter “bomb” cyclone (bombogenesis) came through with very cold winds and dumped 5 inches of snow on a lot of trees and shrubs already in bloom. Temperature: 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 Celsius).

Lots of events were cancelled on Saturday and Sunday—including Knoxville’s St. Patrick’s parade on Gay Street downtown. But I was able to get to a church by 11am and play two Ukrainian compositions and the Ukranian State Anthem at a Sunday service.

And today, Monday 14 March, we are back to a high of 70 degrees. There was a postcard in the mail wishing me a Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Duffy and Kerr families and I want to share it with all of you: