Minus 1 degree ??

Muscari in bloom

The cold and hail / graupel persisted throughout the night. It felt very very cold. I couldn't sleep because the 2 heaters weren't warm enough. Had a bad attack of asthma. And was awake till now. It's exhausting. The weather is said to be unseasonably cold and wet. Well in a way we really need the rain. Unfortunately the rain is falling on the wrong side of the country: Instead of flowing inland to the Sea of Galilee, it's flowing out to the Mediterranean Sea. The Sea of Galilee remains 27 cm below the critical red line.    http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Rain-and-Snow-cover-Israel-481489

Well one thing certainly is enjoying the cold snap ... it's Spring flowers. Muscari, also called grape hyacinth,  are flowering now in this cold. I guess the tulips will follow soon. These bulbs need a shock of cold in order to get them flowering. And of course the almond blossoms are stunning.

The highest temp. today was 4 degrees and tonight it will hit minus 1 degree. It is freezing and I don't look forward going to the Ivrea Convent at 5.30am tomorrow morning. Please don't rain as well.

More almond blossoms

Meantime the threat of Hesbollah in Lebanon against Israel, the Defense Minister's overture to Hamas in Gaza ... all the big local news are being drowned by the news conference of Trump now going live online. Absolute circus ... he just never answered any question upfront simply because he didn't know a thing about anything. It's just empty talk, hot air ... presupposing the audience are sponges who'll soak up any and every garbage he throws at them, masking his ignorance by hype. It's Hollywood in the White House.

I on the other hand, have better things to do than listen to hot air ... though hot air sure helps in this freezing weather. Time to stay warm and check on my friends to make sure they're ok.