This week's weather included a taste of summer with temps that were unseasonably warm - into the 80s. Four days of rain brought 0.74".
The summer-like conditions brought out additional summer-like visitors: the Mason bees came out of their tubes for several days and the big, hovering bumblebees were out competing for the Andromeda flowers even before most of the Mason bees found the flowers. Forthyia are also in full bloom now. It was 75° at around 10:45AM Tuesday and the native bloodroot shot up their lovely white flowers. Their leaves started unraveling yesterday.
After a few days of 80° temps with RH around 90%, more normal temperatures returned, thankfully. I know there are folks who love those conditions, but air so thick you can just about chew on it is simply not my cup of tea. (I switched from my regular TV news channel a month or so ago because I cannot listen to the endless whining from several of the news announcers that it might be cool and rainy. It's spring, April showers bring May flowers!! Sorry, I digress... I'll probably switch back in July when their "perfect" weather conditions return.)
Flowering trees have opened their buds this week as well while others are developing buds. Norway maples are starting to bud out, ornamental weeping cherry trees are in full bloom while buds on dogwood trees are getting plump. Rhododendron and azalea buds are showing too. Daffodils are still blooming, tulips are pushing up their buds now, and it's the time of year to plant the canna bulbs I harvested last fall. 
I think it's safe to put my snowboard away for the year. And I'll do my best to not become one of those people endlessly complaining about the weather, even those days when it's too damned hot! :-) The cool temps with westerly winds forecasted for tomorrow will be perfect for the Boston marathon. Today is the actual day (April 19). Happy Patriot's Day!