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Col writes:
Very early spring never has the landscape looking at it's
best with all that dead vegetation around. However I do
think that things are looking even more 'washed out' this
year. I guesss far more snow cover and general cold
than normal has taken its toll.

I've noticed that after a long spell under snow the grass seems to look
a paler green than usual. Maybe that's because even in winter a little
photosynthesis is usually going on, but obviously not when the grass is
under snow?
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John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
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Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)