Opposite Day #blogboost

Today is opposite day, a fellow blogger tells us.

I can agree that sometimes we just have to do things the opposite of how we normally do them.  But today didn't start well.  I didn't have dinner for breakfast (and I won't have breakfast for dinner).  I didn't put my underwear on last.  I didn't walk backwards (although that is good exercise).  I didn't brush my teeth with my non-dominant hand (actually, another good idea).

But nature had other plans for me.

I don't see my sleeping flower garden during the week because I am still leaving for work and returning from work in the dawn and/or dusk.  Plus, for most of this week, it was under the snow that fell over last weekend. 

But this morning, my spouse looked out the window and he saw something.  We had to wait until heavy rain (yes, rain, not snow) subsided to see what he was talking about.

My white Lenten rose is blooming.

Nature was observing Opposite Day.

Actually, it appears it's been blooming for a few days, totally without my knowledge.

Sigh.

The next cold wave (and there will be one) may well kill the flowers, but it is so nice knowing I have something in bloom out there.

Most surprises Nature gives upstate New York in January aren't pleasant ones, so this was a wonderful sight.

Has Nature given you a surprise lately?