snow day in the vineyards

I saw my first iris today, such a blatantly sexy flower. The almond blossoms are just starting to blossom and the days are slowly getting longer so our snow day just two weeks ago seams like a hole different season away. Snow is a pretty rare commodity around here so with just three snow flakes one on top of the other the entire area comes to a stand still, schools shut down, folk stop driving and a quiet magical feeling falls over the village.