Looking for Spring

[Redoverfarm]

The last couple of days have just been a big tease by Mother Nature.  I have had enough winter and wish that Spring would make a speedy approach.  This is what it is like in the springtime.

[Windpower]

beautiful picture !


I hear you


Near Chicago -- supposed to be 65 degrees and sunny tomorrow



the tease

[Jens]

It's been in the 60's last couple of days.  You'd never know it snowed last week!  Luckily for us winter isn't over yet.  I say luckily, because our garden beds aren't ready yet!  It's been to cold to do it!  Time to get the seedlings started though...gotta hurry.

[Sassy]

Is that your daughter, Red?  She's quite the cutie! 

Well, we've had rain, thunderstorms, snow - you name it - right now it's 33 degrees.  A couple weeks ago it was in the 70's.  Yesterday I went outside during a break in the rain & my plum tree has a bunch of buds - many just ready to pop open, the daffodils are coming out, a couple have flowers on them already .   I'm glad we're getting the rain & snow - it's been so dry the past couple years.  The lakes & reservoirs are less the 60% filled on average.   Still have some roses & lots of calendula (they bloom all year) so already have had some Spring - I guess it can't make up it's mind...   

[Jens]

It's funny Sassy, my entire life in California was spent in drought it seems!  They ought to just remark the reservoirs at the 60% mark, they never get above that.  Out here, people talk about drought, and I look at them like they're insane.  "Everything is still green!"  I say.  maybe by August, grass will turn brown, but mostly stuff stays green.  It's weird, beautiful, and wonderful!

[Sassy]

That reminds me of the 1st year I lived in Washington state...  everything was so green & beautiful that summer, but they said they were in one of their worst droughts ever - even had to truck water to Point Roberts.  To me it was just lush & green 

[ScottA]

Very springlike around here the past few days. I'll take it.