Sodden

The downpours continue, complete with intermittent rolls of thunder and very infrequent lightning strikes. All the redbud leaves are down, as are the leaves from the neighbor's elm tree. There are no signs of color on the pear tree. Various anemone and ranunculus leaves are on display. Our early narcissi are poking above ground. Pecan leaves are slow to fall this year, slow to begin and slow to complete the fall. In some years, they all come down in a day or two, most often very shortly after Hallowe'en. At Sledd's the prediction is that we're in for some bitter cold in February.