Bring on Spring!
 

I went out yesterday - it was almost 30. Heat wave! :D

And raked off one little flower bed. Guess what? The crocus are coming up!

:Dancing-Chilli:

Two weeks or less till they bloom.

Thought that would cheer you up - it sure cheered me up!

:)

We are anxious for Spring too!

Even though we don't get the snow and cold temps it is still too cool for us AZ wimps!! We like it HOT!!! :D:D

We traded blizzards for lizards! :p


I remember when we lived in the Midwest and the crocus would bloom even in the snow but it was a positive sign that Spring would be here soon!! :)

To Winter weary folks seeing the crocus blooming is a beautiful sight!!

Yes, bring it on.:D spring lifts my spirits that get heavy in a long winter.
I cant wait.

Soxmom

I love spring.
But it dont love me,its when my allergies go haywire..
but im so ready for the winter to be over. kinda a bitter sweet thing ya no.

That's great braingonebad!

Spring is my favorite time of the year. I hope it brings good health and well being with it this year :)

I love Spring too the birds and flowers and the grass greening up. Right now here in the Detroit area the high today was 8 degrees with a wind chill of -20 below all I did was stay inside the house and watched a movie had some hot chocolate and baked some peanut butter cookies they are sooooo good.

BGB, aren't you from Ohio too? I want to move to that location.

Yesterday, it was c-c-c-cold! I think the high was in the teens.

Currently, it is 0 with a wind chill of -15!! Guess I didn't realize how good I had it. :rolleyes:

It is never going to be Spring here..... :(:icon_cry:

My thermometer read -3 this morning. Brrrr....think I'll leave my crocus covered with snow!

-2 with winds blowing 35 - 45 mph. BRRRRR I don't even want to know what that makes the temp! :eek:

I can't wait till spring it is -15 with wind chill today. I don't think my heat has turned off yet today,

:) That's great, Brain! My daffodils are coming up and it made me so happy to see that. I am thinking warm thoughts. Plus, I did a bad thing and stumbled into the Home Depot seed area (totally by accident) and ended up getting seed starter pots and lots of seeds. Oh my, first year in a new house and I'm so antsy to plant things and see how they do. I got the house in June last year and put in a couple of tomato plants and ended up getting a few. This year will be better--they had a late start last year.

Enjoy!

Spring, yes please! It's about 9 here with windchills I don't want to talk about. Then, I came home to find a furnace that isn't functioning properly - I prefer to keep the heat above 63 degrees! So, bring on the spring.

Ick! You'd hate my place at night. I turn the furnace down to 60 every night. Love my setback thermostat! But 63 or less when you're going to be up and about??

Hope the furnace is a cheap fix.

I don't want Spring to come at ALL !!

that'll mean it's closer to summer mugginess and endless marinating soggy heat...

it's WINTER in the tropics that I love the best...

it's 81 degrees today in da jungle, comfy and cool on my shaded screened porch, with a fan spinning lazily overhead.

:cool::D:cool:

May I just say that I hate you? :wink: I so want your problem CayoKay!

No, I keep the furnace low at night (DH won't let me go lower than 62, though). It's fine when I'm under the down comforter, but not when I'm trying to convince 2 boys to do their homework.:eek:

I suspect that we are out of oil, but DH doesn't believe me. He is supposed to monitor that (that is one of "his" jobs) and said we had plenty. We usually order when it gets down to 1/4 of a tank. When I looked at the gauge, it looked like it was on "E" to me. I am guessing he hasn't really checked in awhile, but maybe can't admit it. I ordered oil (not cheap fix - 200 gallons @ $2.89 per gallon), but no one can come tonight. So, I'm out of luck until tomorrow.


BTW, I'm thinking about moving to Belize now. Got any extra room CayoKay? It'll just be me, I will leave all the people with Y chromosomes to keep each other company.:p

You're thinking like me, Holly. We could build a tree house, don't you think? Gotta make the ceilings high in case Gazelle comes to visit.

:D

there's plenty of room... come on down!

just don't forget the Skin So Soft, the fly swatters, the heavy boots, and rain gear.

the skies just unleashed some "freight-train-rain"

it's pounding the zinc roof so hard conversations cannot be held...

:winky:

every area has some disadvantage, and summer here can be he!!

:cool:

That doesn't sound so bad right now (read my rant to see why). Have you ever been in the room with an 8 year old and 11 year old boy that want to hurt each other. No hard conversations taking place here either.

Brain - we will definitely have to work on those high ceilings for Gazelle. I'm thinking no on a Zinc roof, just got some info that those are noisy.

-3 here again this a.m. - snow & freezing rain headed our way tonight and tomorrow. Gotta love it! NOT

Its cold here but at least the wind is gone. Yup, snow headed my way
too. Spring cannot come soon enough but I guess Ill have to settle
for april.

sox

Show off..........lol lol.....I dont think I could handle the balmy heat either....

I got the dafs comming up too and now they have ice on the tops....hope they will come out of it????

We have had the freezing rain and ice for two days and I have had enough!!!!!!!!

Wow, our crocuses are still covered by a layer of snow and ice. I'm afraid if I uncovered them, the next blizzard will freeze the life out of the poor little things!

I can't wait for spring to come! Maybe we all need to start posting pictures of flowers and blooming trees and shrubs!

BTW, the rabbits have gone hogwild with my little lilac bush in the backyard. Every time it snows, you can see their fresh trail out there and a well-trodden path surrounding the shrinking shrub. I doubt I'll ever get blooms again if we don't do something about our evergrowing rabbit population out in the yard.

I'm thinking about having the deck removed and replacing with a brick patio since they live underneath. Also, I'm going to trim the bottom branches of all the evergreens they use for shelter. I think this might have some effect on their growth. :confused: The blasted wabbits!

Our surrounding neighbors all have dogs, so that might limit their nesting abilities somewhat.

I love spring, it's the hot, humid summer I don't like! Here's a picture my dh took Sunday. The Texas Bluebonnets are starting to bloom in some places...won't be long they will be everywhere!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...08449Small.jpg

Beautiful picture!

Thanks for sharing it with us. Tell him AZjanie sez he has lovely "bloomers" and see what he says....:p

:ROTFLMAO: I sure will! Too Funny!

Now how's a Gazelle supposed to get up into a tree house, Holly and Brain? <dang humans, they certainly don't understand us four footed creatures> :Dunno: But if you outfit that thing with a ramp, I'll gladly come enjoy the view with ya!


Ewizabeth, are you sure that the rabbits won't burrow under the brick? I'd be a bit hesitant to jump into the replacement without first doing a bit of investigation of that issue. Maybe there's a way to screen out the rabbits from the bottom of the deck--can you put a skirting around it with a backing of chicken wire that extends down into the earth a bit to prevent them from burrowing under it? It'd probably be cheaper than putting in brick.

FlyFishin, daffs are remarkably resiliant. I'd believe that they'll come out of it just fine--and the crocus shoots too. Crocuses are usually pretty early. You often see photos of them in snow.

This pic sent me right to a search engine. There I discovered that the Texas Bluebonnet is a lupine! So now I have a question. Is it a plant that grows tall of does it stay low to the ground?

The reason I am asking is we have lupines here in Maine and ours are giants! Here I thought a Bluebonnet was a pretty little flower that looked...well...like a bonnet! Now I find the romantic vision in my head is a lupine!!

Either way...BEAUTIFUL pic and so evocative of summer for us Mainahs! Ours come in blue and pink and white and purple and they are everywhere, usually about two feet tall or more and very showy.

(P.S. Working here, 1:30 a.m eastern...and it is SNOWING and freezing cold! I am soooooooooooo ready for spring! :mad: )

Sorry to hear about the snow and cold. :( It's cool here too...47 lol Glad you liked the picture. What I found about the Bluebonnet is that they grow about 1 to 2 feet tall and are not found naturally anywhere else but in Texas. There are some new colors, red (more of a pinkish) and white now but I haven't seen them yet.

Here's what ours look like around June!

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...ges/lupine.jpg

Oh yeah they are a lot alike from what I can tell. The ones you have up there look like they are bigger and what's the word? heavier? The Bluebonnets seem to be delicate and not so heavy.

I think it's about time for me to get to bed, have to wake dh up in 3 hours. lol
Have a good night (morning) and stay warm.
:hug:

I agree - tin roof on the patio. Too loud for my brain.

:eek:

The rabbits don't bother my bulbs. I have to grow the lettuce in pots though, cuz I know they'd eat that. But you wanna get rid of em, let cats in the yard. There are cats in any neighborhood.

And I think you're right about the crocus - you're supposed to leave the snow on them, and they'll bloom right through it. I meant I raked the leaves and debris off mine.