I wish I could share some of ours. We had a light dusting (not sticking) of snow in the wee hours and it's now a steady, hard cold rain. I love it! Reminds me what I loved so much about the woods here when I arrived from monotonous hot Los Angeles so many years ago. I know I've said it before, but I do not envy your hot Christmas season. (On the other hand, your garden certainly loves its natural hothouse qualities...)