rain -- too warm for snow

rain -- too warm for snow,

too cold to go out -- orchid

blooming in the window

Late winter, a line of snow hauling across the state takes a turn north, missing us by a few miles. I wake to the sound of hard rain on the roof. Snow or rain, I welcome any form of precipitation for the sake of the plants and animals. But I'm not inclined to go for a walk on a cold, gray rainy day. Down the road in my neighbor's kitchen window, an orchid opens its butterfly wings to the light.