These are poking up in the yard today. I saw fat, green lilac buds too.
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And in Eastern WA last night, late night revelers had to deal with twelve feet of terrifying tumbleweeds.
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![[Hearth.com] A couple of unexpected starts to the New Year [Hearth.com] A couple of unexpected starts to the New Year](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/254/254581-7ab5dc6e5c95a470da3d7f4cee857f65.jpg?hash=PXaKHPaMoU)
And in Eastern WA last night, late night revelers had to deal with twelve feet of terrifying tumbleweeds.

Trapped Cars Faced New Holiday Travel Menace: #tumblegeddon
Tumbleweeds are common in the desert plateau of eastern Washington state. But a 12-foot high stack of them trapped cars for hours.
