interlude for comparison

This is May 15, 2019. Many thanks to Griffin for sending me the photographs he took today at our home in Belmont, Vermont...

 That's a hummingbird feeder. Those little guys need flowers to survive. Some of the slate and stones of the path must have been warm enough to melt the snow that fell on them.

 That's at least 6 inches of snow curling off the porch roof.

Snow does turn the world into a winter fairyland, but this is supposed to be Spring.

Bonnie and Bear, our two English shepherds, love snow, especially when it's tossed into the air...

 See the snowball? Look below...caught it!

One more picture of chez moi dans Belmont, VT.... At least it wasn't cold enough to freeze the pond.

Meanwhile, on this same day, I'm in Blanot, France and this is what I see near my front door...

Need I say more?