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Winter Returns

Winter Returns
A tulip is weighed down by snow (Larchmont, New York)—April 16, 2014. Just days earlier, spring had asserted itself quite forcefully with the temperature rising to 77°F (25.0°C) on April 13 and 75° (23.9°C) on April 14 in New York City. However, the spring party was brought to an abrupt end during the afternoon of the 15th. Just ahead of a strong cold front, the temperature peaked at 63°F (17.2°C) at 4:01 pm EDT. Afterward, much colder air swept away spring’s warmth as a steady rain developed. During the night, the rain changed to sleet and then snow as the temperature dove. The snowfall blanketed the ground and even roadways in the New York City suburbs.

One could easily borrow from an account published in the April 22, 1835 edition of Baltimore’s Southern Patriot concerning a late-season snowfall that occurred on April 15-16 of that year to describe this year’s mid-April snowstorm. That newspaper wrote:

His hoary frost, his fleecy snow,
Descend and clothe the ground.


In the wake of the snowfall, the temperature bottomed out at 31°F (-0.6°C) in New York City. That was New York City’s first April freeze since April 9, 2007. It was also the City’s coldest reading after April 15 since April 16, 1943 when the temperature fell to 30°F (-1.1°C).

P.S. For those wondering about the fate of the tulip and other flowers, the above tulip, other tulips and daffodils all rebounded very nicely following the snowfall.

HelenaPF en longue pause., ©UdoSm, Petar Bojić, and 163 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome shot, great info!

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9 years ago.
 Bédé
Bédé club
L'hiver résiste , belle prise !
9 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Sadness...

We went from 84F to 29F in just over 12 hours... not amused !
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
More snow?! Incredible.
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
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9 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Awesome capture! Such incredible weather!

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9 years ago.
 Anne-Marie(Minus)
Anne-Marie(Minus)
quelle tristesse ....
9 years ago.
 Eefje
Eefje
Cold but beautiful!
9 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Outstanding macro.
9 years ago.
 Indira Nair
Indira Nair
Wonderful capture!
9 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
:)

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9 years ago.
 Gerda
Gerda
Oh my...poor tulip! This happens in Luxembourg once in a while around Easter too.
9 years ago.
 Danielle
Danielle
Une Merveille ********
9 years ago.
 Régis Desailly
Régis Desailly
La pauvre....
9 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
A lovely but melancholy image. It's amazing how flowers which look so fragile and delicate rebound. Feel there must be a lesson in there somewhere.
9 years ago.
Don Sutherland club has replied to Jean
IMO, the lesson is that the gift of resiliency is available to all of nature, including us. No matter our chalelnges or adversity, there is the possibility of recovery. There is always hope. The tulip's quick and complete recovery from the winter storm offers a pretty timely example in the heart of the Passover and Easter season.
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o unbelievable to see this snow ... but so often we get
this at Easter ... its sad for the flowers we wait patiently to
see ... and the wildlife ... I hope the young ones survive o0o
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
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9 years ago.
 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
excellent (the photo, not the winter !) ! ;-)
9 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
OH, NO !!! (:o((((
Excellent picture, Don !
Wish you a Happy Easter week end.
9 years ago.
 guenievre
guenievre
Oh!
9 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
What a gorgeous and unique image of this tulip bud, Don! Very pretty against the snowy background. I was very curious to learn more, so thanks for including all of that information-- WOW you guys are getting a very tumultuous spring indeed!! WOW, incredible facts regarding NYC and records broken, I always like to read about records, and here in southern Oregon, this past winter has brought record cold as well.

Very happy to learn that tulip survived and opened its beautiful face--I hope you got pictures to share!! :)
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
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9 years ago.
 Claudine Gaulier-Denis
 vero
vero club
vraiment de toute beauté, bisous Véronique
9 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
fabuleux mais triste pour elle !*********************
Belles fêtes de Pâques Don ! Amitiés !
9 years ago.
 Natrixxl
Natrixxl club
tender capture !! :-)
9 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
From here, that snow is so remarkable. Still, it does make for an equally remarkable image. :)
9 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
An awesome shot, Don, and congrats on Explore! A Happy Easter to you and yours.
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Thanks, Don!
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9 years ago.
 Vilmar Vidor
Vilmar Vidor
Marvellous capture !!!
9 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
fool period, here we have had very beautiful days but today the temperature is 6 °C at the coast, in the interior it's snowing ...
in spite of that event, the image is absolutely exquisite, congrats !
9 years ago.
 niraK68
niraK68 club
oh, after your strong winter again snow? hope spring returns soon!!!!
happy easter Don
9 years ago.
 Georg Straka
Georg Straka
Great Picture!
9 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Made extraordinary .. stunningly beautiful.
9 years ago.
 Eliana Verona
Eliana Verona club
Pobre tulipa adormecida pelo frio....tão singela imagem ♥
9 years ago.
 Belleuse
Belleuse
... last breath "Queen of Winter" ... but fairy tales always have a good completion ;-)
9 years ago.
 Coco
Coco club
Don, Love the quote and know the feeling of the weather changes as we live in the same area. Let's hope we have a good spring or any spring. Happy Easter.
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
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9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o its almost a red chillie ;-) oOo

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9 years ago.
 Fantasyfan
Fantasyfan
Very dramatic spring you've had. We've just have record warm through whole winter
9 years ago.
 Rymie Jolie
Rymie Jolie
Joyeuses Pâques Don !!!!!
9 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
Most interesting photo....and supporting notes.
9 years ago.
 Proxar
Proxar
!!! excellent
9 years ago.
 Rita Guimaraes
Rita Guimaraes
I hate to come here and be one of the last to appreciate your works, Don.
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
(I want to be sure that you read my comment)

Gorgeous, really wonderful capture.
Hugs.
9 years ago.
 Misou 49
Misou 49 club
L'hiver se prolonge ! Pauvre tulipe ! Elle courbe la rête sous la neige !
En France et dans ma région l'hiver a été pluvieux et le printemps est la depuis un mois !
Quel contraste !
Merci pour tes visites dans ma galerie .
9 years ago.
 Eve
Eve
Malgré le froid ....elle résiste !
Superbe !
9 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
very wel shown
9 years ago.
 Dave Hilditch
Dave Hilditch
An unusual and lovely image. The weather seems to be playing tricks everywhere.
9 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
such a sad interval !
9 years ago.
 foto buff
foto buff
beautiful and sad...
9 years ago.
 Helena Ferreira
Helena Ferreira
Adorable! Congrats!
9 years ago.
 Koko Nut
Koko Nut
our tulips have had occasions like that! isn't it just the saddest thing to look at? won't be a problem this year, they haven't even come up yet!
9 years ago.
 Donna Gabhriel
Donna Gabhriel
Great picture
9 years ago.
 M@rie ♥ ♥
M@rie ♥ ♥
Magnifique sous la pluie !
9 years ago.
 Sarah P.
Sarah P. club
You probably don't need another comment, but it's quite a poignant picture, even without the explanation.
9 years ago.
 Julien Rappaport
Julien Rappaport club
Encore une excellente photo , bravo !
9 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
For the delicate nature of the blossoms of spring they can prove to be quite durable, so glad this one was able to rise up from the snow for all the world to see. :)
9 years ago.
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28 club
Brilliant shot
9 years ago.
 Gisela Plewe
Gisela Plewe club
Das Eis hat sie niedergebeugt. Dabei hat sie so tapfer auf Frühling gehofft.
9 years ago.
 TRIPOD MAN
TRIPOD MAN club
EXCELLENT
9 years ago.
 jove
jove club
Notable prise
8 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Chill off season - very suggestive!
8 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
It looks like a hot chili pepper. Yet, it's not pepper, it's not hot, and it's rather chilly than chili.
8 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Poor tulip! It looks like a hot chilly pepper!
8 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
wonderful shot!
8 years ago.
 Ernest CH
Ernest CH club
Nice shot - yes snow is heavy and flowers do not like it so much - thank you for sharing
8 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
splendid capture of ice and color
7 years ago.

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