Winter continues

Looking at the long range forecast this morning is a masochistic exercise for inhabitants of the NCR.  Snow is in the forecast for the weekend with lows in the teens on Sunday.  Looking further out, the cold weather will remain with us at least through next weekend.  Any hopes I had for an early spring in the garden are definitely dashed.  Even golf  is a test of machismo as hands freeze to clubs and hot coffee is the preferred on course beverage.  We are not alone in our suffering.  Up to 2 feet of snow is falling in the Rockies and parts of the Midwest.  It would seem Mother Nature is trying to make up for what was a fairly mild winter.  I'm starting tomatoes in the basement this evening.  Hope springs eternal, even if the season does not.