Long Harsh Winter is Over (I hope)

This past Winter was one of the roughest we've had in quite a few years. Last year on April 13 I took the following pictures of an area on the side of my house. You will notice several shots of Lunaria or Money plant as many people call  this plant and how tall it is (and blooming)...this year the plants are barely 6 inches tall due to the long cold winter we had.