Mother Nature is playing quite a set of tricks on herself here in the Pacific Northwest. As I mentioned below, we've had a series of rather nice days, clear and bright, with temperatures in the 50s. As a result of that, many of the trees and bushes have actually started to bud.

Today, of course, it's hovering in the low 30s, and should drop below freezing some time during the night. I think many of the trees will be getting "nipped in the bud" tonight.

"It's not nice to fool Mother Nature." How old do you have to be to remember the series of commercials that included that line, and the product it was advertising?