Randy: So I'm not at all surprised by your observations in Montana".


We almost always get a 1-2 week thaw in January.  Typically, it's cold in December, thaws mid-Jan, and then often get coldest in February.   I have seen occasional small patches of brood appear if we have a particularly warm and long thaw.  But that's also when some spring flowers pop through the ground and rural papers comment on seeing a few grasshopper, etc.  All of these are anomalies, and won't survive the return of winter.  I've even seen (rare) some trees and shrubs start to bud - that's really bad of the plants.






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