Spring in Alberta

I'm sure other places in Alberta have a bigger jump on spring, but we still have snow in the yard. And it's April 25th!
Just a few shots around my yard, to see what spring looks like in central/norther Alberta in April :(

This is snow mould. Yes. Mould. From the snow. Growing up in southern Alberta, you never, ever see such a thing, because the snow doesn't sit on the ground that long to actually mould. In southern Alberta, it snows, and melts, snows and melts. Here, it snows and stays for 8 months. Once it finally starts to melt, this is what you see underneath. For those with allergies, watch out.



About 8 years ago I planted tulip and hyacinth bulbs. The first spring, half of them came up and bloomed. Every year since then, I will get one tulip and one hyacinth come up. Both grow green leaves but never produce flowers anymore. Oh well, at least it's green!



This is my mock orange. Dormant and brittle. Please wake up!



It's gorgeous and green in BC right now, and just about everywhere else in Canada is at least starting to resemble spring...