Yes, back to freezing weather, snow still on the ground (although thankfully, the 14 inches that fell here the week before last has melted), toppled shelf in the garage (Dan was here and cleaned up the gas spill, thankfully), but house otherwise intact, plants thriving thanks to the careful attention of Carly Madry and Dan. Thanks also to Dan for leaving the house immaculate after more than a week here over spring break. What I want to know is, everywhere else we have been, the cherry trees, plum trees, peach trees, and magnolias have all begun to bloom within two days of our arrival. That happened in Shanghai, Xi'an, Beijing, and even in California. So why aren't our crabapple trees even budding yet? Last day in Beijing we went to Temple of Heaven Park, photographed the
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