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["Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>]

Winter has come back to Northern Minnesota.  Cold, rain and snow.  I
planted a row of small blueberries a few days ago.  Covered them up
today with mounds of peat so the leaves don't freeze.  I bought in
California last year a warm weather rose which had no chance of
making it through the Winter.  I covered it a mound of composted
manure last Fall and it was still alive with many buds when I
uncovered it yesterday.  Had to cover it again today until Spring
comes back. Even the frogs have been croaking for a week.  Frogs are
tough here they even croak when the lakes are partially frozen.