It doesn't take much of a change in weather to make us happy campers. Yesterday and today it was still coat weather, but hardy souls could have made due with a jacket rather than a long coat and woollies.
We had so much sun this weekend that most of our snow cover has melted off. We know better than to be running out on the lawn and tossing a few footballs, because the lawn is not completely defrosted, and we have a lot of mud waiting to trip up anyone who's not wary. It will be a couple of weeks until we can safely walk out there because we have more rain on the way.
Today, as we left the house, I saw two hyacinth bulbs pushing up through the dirt in the sidewalk garden. And, there's a line of daffodils marching across the front of the house that is about three inches out of the ground. Soon we should see crocus blooms!
I had this terrible urge to go out and clean up the gardens. I ignored it, and worked on a quilt top, instead. I want to get the Halloween quilt finished and sent off to be quilted. There will be time to play in the gardens soon! *G*
Comments (8)
Two of my crocuses bloomed last night!
Beat Ya!
Posted by Susan | March 11, 2007 7:15 PM
Posted on March 11, 2007 19:15
Susan...... :-P~~~~~~~~~
Okay....just kidding, but I hope ours will be here SOON!
Posted by buffy | March 12, 2007 9:28 AM
Posted on March 12, 2007 09:28
It's odd how you know when Spring is here because it's in the air. It is finally with us too.
Posted by Adele | March 14, 2007 4:33 AM
Posted on March 14, 2007 04:33
It was SEVENTY THREE DEGREES yesterday. That broke the record for all time high temperature! I was out today in a t-shirt and linen over shirt. NO COAT!!
We know spring is coming, but it seems that it will be delayed here. Our temps are dropping once again, and we're expecting a little rain. Still, it's better than the below freezing temperatures we had for 23 consecutive days earlier this year!
Posted by buffy | March 14, 2007 3:15 PM
Posted on March 14, 2007 15:15
It was close to that heree. I went shopping without a coat. Much too warm to wear one.
Posted by Adele | March 15, 2007 3:02 AM
Posted on March 15, 2007 03:02
Not sure what we reached here--high 70s, I should guess. I about melted doing yard work.
Coats seem to be something that I keep in the trunk of my car (down-filled parka good to -20 degrees F) or in the back of my closet (assorted types). I did carry my zip-out lined London Fog to Chicago, to please Hunky Husband; but I carried it on the way there (it would have been much too warm to wear--that's why I dug out the windbreaker to keep the slushy snow off) and packed it in my checked bag on the way home. I laugh because HH is always concerned that I shall freeze when what I fear is that I shall melt--especially if I must walk more than 20 steps!
Posted by Cop Car | March 15, 2007 4:50 AM
Posted on March 15, 2007 04:50
Cop Car, I understand the problem of being too warmly dressed as we change from winter to summer. I'm frequently at a loss as to what I need to wear during Spring to keep reasonably comfortable. Packing for Florida in February was particularly difficult because their temperatures ranged from 55 to 75. Dear Husband chided me for packing the entire house, but I needed almost everything I took. The one thing that would have been handy that I didn't have was a windbreaker.
Ya know....it's very sweet that HH fusses over you like that. You're a good sport to satisfy his concerns. *S*
Posted by buffy | March 15, 2007 8:57 AM
Posted on March 15, 2007 08:57
Over here we are now bracing ourselves for as predicted return of cold weather next week and, in some places, snow. So we clearly tempted fate by discussing how warm the weather was.
Posted by Adele | March 16, 2007 1:04 PM
Posted on March 16, 2007 13:04