Yowsa! Just past Earth Day and yes, you heard right. After a balmy start that's had many people and businesses gnawing at their bits to get up and into beachside living, cottage country is blooming ... under an inch of snow. When Willie said "Early spring," he never said it would stay!

But fear not all you bravehearted cottagers who've trekked up this weekend to tangle the cobwebs for the '05 season, as they say, this too shall pass and Environment Canada assures us a chilly Sunday and early week, but all of it above the freezing point. It may not be weather fit to tan, but I think it's probably safe to unsheath the barbeque and turn the water back on.