You Know Things Are Screwed Up When . . .

. . . members of the Coney Island Polar Bear club hold a silent protest over global warming at a beach in Brooklyn, New York.

Temperatures set records in the low 70s throughout much of the East Coast over the weekend, and the crocuses at Kiko's House are pushing up from soil that usually is frozen solid this time of year. And the lawn needs mowing, for crying out loud!

(Photo by Andrea Mohin/New York Times)