Up and down

Driving south to New Jersey yesterday was a progression through the seasons.  Started with snow on the NCR changed to sleet and freezing rain in the Adirondacks, cloudy and cool in the Hudson valley and late spring sunshine and a thunderstorm in NJ.  Most areas seem about 3 weeks ahead of normal.  For veg growers, it is not such a big deal, but the fruit growers in the northeast are dreading the next month, as many trees are breaking dormancy and they will have to deal with smudge pots, wind machines, etc. in a probably vain attempt to prevent late frost damage.