The recent, blessed rains have really greened up the mosses, and if my red-green colorblind eyes can pick up the vibrant color, you know that it must be close to Emerald Isles strong. But just before I set out on my morning trek in the chill—I was carrying yet another White-footed Mouse that I'd trapped in the car to liberate deep in our woods—the sky darkened, the temperature dropped, and the snow started to fly. The cold shower lasted no more than a few minutes, and in short order, the sun was back out so I could tote the dSLR on my trek. After I'd sent the mouse off to what I hoped would be the rodent's new and permanent home in a distant rock wall, I scanned the plants and noticed, on the green carpet, a hint of white. With the temperature more-or-less above freezing, the evidence of that snow shower probably wouldn't last for long, but the forecast is calling for the arrival, overnight, of deep cold and, for at least the next couple of days, sparkling and abundant frost and ice diamonds.