Orchids in winter

With the April first snowfall, I spent much of the day checking out my orchid blooms. There's nothing like a little color in the house when there are 8 inches of snow in the yard.
Notice that the lovely purple phalenopsis under the white one, is the same plant that was nothing more than a keiki in October. I am very pleased with this plant especially since it arrived in a suitcase with my brother in law from Dallas with nothing more than a piece of the stem it was growing on.

April 1

This is not an April fool's joke. This is my yard at 9:30 this morning. We have lots more of the heavy stuff coming down and the wind is blowing. I never saw this down south on April one, that's for sure.

We don't have anywhere to go, so will take advantage of a slow day. The income tax is mailed, we have all the groceries we need and the house is warm. What more could one ask?

Last week I searched in places where the snow had melted around the house and saw some tulips coming up, but no other sleepers were showing up.

However, I saw several robins yesterday where the grass was showing in some patches that were clear of snow . I wonder where they are today. Poor things.