April Nor'easter

Yesterday a small group of us from the local congregational church and our Episcopal parish in Newport, stood around trying to keep warm in the Washington town center, as we reflected on climate change. We were just one of over 1300 activities doing Step it Up events on Saturday, asking Washington to Step Up their response to Climate Change and find means to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.
A huge Nor’easter has blown into the East Coast and up by us it is snowing heavily. We have dug some of the remnants of our winter wood supply out of the mud and ice and the fire is going in the woodstove. We are hunkered down, awaiting the strong winds which are supposed to come later this afternoon and evening.
I am worried about the effects of the late winter on the breeding cycles of the reptiles and birds that make our swamp their home. My husband said that the frogs are getting a little extra sleep this spring.
It's a few hours later since I wrote the first part of this week's weather blog. Now the wind has picked up. Snow is a falling off the trees in clumps the size of fists, pelting the snow covered ground beneath.