We've had several record-breaking warm days. I stalled on getting our spring cleanup started, and now I regret it. This afternoon our temps are going to drop from the 80s to the 40s as a cold front moves south over the Chicago area. It's bringing showers that will come and go throughout the rest of the week. I can expect the ground to remain boggy.
On the other hand..... the squill and crocus are blooming, and some of the daffodils have opened. I've seen robins, and gold finches and house finches. The chives are easily six inches tall, and there are tulip leaves, day lilies, oregano, feverfew and one more plant that I can't identify turning green in the herb garden. The honeysuckle along the lot lines and tree lines is leafing out. I think I may need to uncover the rose bushes before Easter.
We are all ready for a gradual warming that will lead to spring. None of us are completely happy about the yo-yo temperatures. We'd feel better if we could acclimate gradually, rather than being thrown into Summer with no preparation. Our climate is surely odd these days.
Comments (3)
Odd...to say the least Buffy. Those magnificent days of 70's+....NIRVANA! What the heck happened? I'm freezing my tootsies off again. I toyed with turning the furnace off while I'm away at my daughter's for a week....HA...fat chance.
Thank God we Chicago suburbanites are resilent and can go with the flow of our roller coaster midwestern weather. I'm still loving all the little buds and blossoms.
Posted by Joy | March 28, 2007 3:42 PM
Posted on March 28, 2007 15:42
I was just thinking that I needed a sweater..... We sure have had odd weather the last few years!
Posted by buffy | March 28, 2007 4:02 PM
Posted on March 28, 2007 16:02
I'm freezing my tootsies off too.
Posted by josh | April 10, 2007 9:28 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 21:28