Our colleague Richard Koeneman, picturde here at his home located at the 3,500 ft.
above sea level in western North Carolina’s picturesque mountains outside Asheville,
share these photos of falling Monday evening around 5:50 p.m. Chicago time.
Richard points out the snow is beginning to cover the just-blooming Forsythia bush
next to which he’s standing. It was in the 70s there only last week! Thanks for the
great shot, Richard!
Tom Skilling
Richard shares this shot with us under the deck of the house. There, a mountain
laurel is blooming in the Monday evening’s snow!
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LOOKING TOWARD THE SMOKIES AT 6 P.M.
By Richard Koeneman
Temperature: 34º ... The apple orchards are in full bloom in and around Asheville
and the fruit growers are worried that tonight's temperatures might wipe them out
again (a freeze last April ruined 60-90 percent of the local orchards).
About 1/2 inch of snow came down in that burst a couple hours ago. Ah, spring!
View is to the southwest.
Photo courtesy of Richard Koeneman
