Baby, its cold outside

Apparently, we just imagined that spring was beginning.  Although we haven't experienced the misery of ice storms here in central Alabama, we get to endure some winter temperatures this week. 

I planted my spring garden on February 9th--it was a lovely day with sunny skies and highs in the mid-50s.  Wisely, I marked my planting rows with string and kept deep mulch on either side of those rows because today, I'll be covering up my planting rows with that mulch in an attempt to keep my newly planted seeds from freezing.  Hopefully, they haven't started to germinate yet. 

My cold frame can't handle this kind of cold either, so all the plants in the cold frame will be joining us indoors, along with the big pots from the garage.  If I can figure out a way to do it, I'll also drag the satsuma tree into the house. 

The birds are preparing for the serious cold too.  I wish I had a way to video my bird feeders today.   There are entire flocks of birds in my backyard, roosting in the trees, drinking from the pond, using every perch on the feeders and cleaning up all the scraps on the ground under the feeders. 

But spring is coming?