OK, it is officially spring.  So where are the nice spring temperatures??  Well, we did have some of those a week and a half ago.  And that's when my silly plum trees decided to blossom.  I really don't think that they are trees meant for this zone because we hardly ever have plums because of frost.  But they obviously don't know that.  Every year they bloom early, though I admit that this year they bloomed extra early, and then the frost kills all of the blossoms.  It's so sad.  Tomorrow we are supposed to get snow and tomorrow night they are calling for lows in the mid 20s.  That should pretty much finish them off!! 

     One year there were actually enough plums to process and I made a whopping four jars of jelly.  It was really yummy!!  Yes, I am thankful for the opportunity to have had those four jars of jelly--but I really would like more!  Is that too much to ask??

     I have a secret.  I plan to slowly replace those silly plum trees.  I'm starting this year with a Green Gage plum tree.  I don't know whether we'll cut the old ones down after the new ones are established and producing or whether we'll continue to take our chances with Jack Frost.  They are beautiful in bloom.  We'll just have to wait and see, I guess.