Quoting danianne:

hey,
   just an update from the north woods! rain, rain, rain! the east coast got all our snow this year, so now it is  mud season! Yippee! that's sarcasm.
  what little snow we had has melted away, so it looks to be a long, dry, hot summer here in the inland northwest. And I live close to the canadian border folks! but for now, the hillsides are greening up, and the flowers are just beginning to poke their heads up through what little patches of snow still exist. If the rain continues, spring should be lovely.
   have a great day!
        Danianne

hey,
   just an update from the north woods! rain, rain, rain! the east coast got all our snow this year, so now it is  mud season! Yippee! that's sarcasm.
  what little snow we had has melted away, so it looks to be a long, dry, hot summer here in the inland northwest. And I live close to the canadian border folks! but for now, the hillsides are greening up, and the flowers are just beginning to poke their heads up through what little patches of snow still exist. If the rain continues, spring should be lovely.
   have a great day!
        Danianne