The robins are back. Daffodils are coming up. The crocuses, which normally bloom in February, bloomed in December.
My basil is sprouting. I got a great deal on a winter coat. It's spring- three months early. No wonder I'm sneezing my head off.
My gas bill is lower than ususal, and I haven't developed the itchy rash or the winter skin and nosebleeds that plague me during the heater months. I haven't put the big blanket on the bed yet. It's been rainy and gloomy, but not terribly cold. I can deal with rain.
But I am thinking about my garden. What if the winter is a no-show? Will the bees become active in March instead of late April? Can I sneak in some early tomatoes or squash? Should I get some cabbage going? Broccoli? Can I get a citrus tree? Will I have to battle stinkbugs again?
Sigh... I like winter. We get a taste of it here in Arkansas- enough to enjoy, not enough to annoy. Our joke in the Legislature is that we always get a blast of winter when the Legislature meets, which is on odd-numbered years. That means that we're due for a dump any time after the new Governor gets sworn in.
You're right though- it's disgusting. I'll have to do extra work this spring to control fleas, ticks, mosquitos and roaches that weren't killed by hard freezes. And I hope that it disturbs enough people to start doing something to scrub the excess CO2 out of our atmosphere.
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My basil is sprouting. I got a great deal on a winter coat. It's spring- three months early. No wonder I'm sneezing my head off.
My gas bill is lower than ususal, and I haven't developed the itchy rash or the winter skin and nosebleeds that plague me during the heater months. I haven't put the big blanket on the bed yet. It's been rainy and gloomy, but not terribly cold. I can deal with rain.
But I am thinking about my garden. What if the winter is a no-show? Will the bees become active in March instead of late April? Can I sneak in some early tomatoes or squash? Should I get some cabbage going? Broccoli? Can I get a citrus tree? Will I have to battle stinkbugs again?
Sigh... I like winter. We get a taste of it here in Arkansas- enough to enjoy, not enough to annoy. Our joke in the Legislature is that we always get a blast of winter when the Legislature meets, which is on odd-numbered years. That means that we're due for a dump any time after the new Governor gets sworn in.
You're right though- it's disgusting. I'll have to do extra work this spring to control fleas, ticks, mosquitos and roaches that weren't killed by hard freezes. And I hope that it disturbs enough people to start doing something to scrub the excess CO2 out of our atmosphere.