DAFFODILS

I SPIED OUT OF MY KITCHEN WINDOW A HOST OF BLOOMING DAFFODILS, TWO WEEKS EARLIER THAN LAST YEAR. BUT THE WEATHER FORECAST FOLLOWING THEIR OPENING VOLLEY, IS TRADITIONALLY THE SAME. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE 30 DEGREES OVERNIGHT, A SNOW SHOWER DESCEND, WINDS WHIP UP AND SPRING'S WELCOME BE COLD. WHY DOES NATURE FOSTER ( OR TOLERATE ) SUCH PERVERSIONS? THIS YEARLY OCCURENCE AND CONFLICT REMINDS ME OF THE CHILLING ONE THAT PLAYED OUT IN DECEMBER OF 1950 IN NORTH KOREA'S CHOSIN RESERVOIR. THE USELESS, HEROIC AND UNAVOIDABLE ACTION RESULTED IN A BLOOMING VICTORY, EMINENTLY SWEET.