Well it was the Spring Equinox yesterday, which means that the days will be longer than the nights for the next six months.
Usually you can associate this time of year with new growth, of the spring bulbs and flowers, lambs prancing in the fields and all that sort of stuff....
And yet this was the view out of the window this morning!
Welcome to Spring from Alternative Eden!! :)
Usually you can associate this time of year with new growth, of the spring bulbs and flowers, lambs prancing in the fields and all that sort of stuff....
And yet this was the view out of the window this morning!
Welcome to Spring from Alternative Eden!! :)
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Hey we are to get a snow storm starting Sunday. Anymore it's like the weather is never normal. I guess it's better than the summer weather we had last March and caused a year of bad gardening though.
ReplyDeleteCher Sunray Gardens
I hope your storm is not too bad Cher.
DeleteI have been woken by the sun (or at least, daylight) every day this week. That, for me, is the first sign of spring. Unfortunately, the weather isn't playing ball - I was planting bare-root hedging this morning when the snow arrived and spoilt my fun. Time to huddle by the fire/read blogs and throw snowballs (not necessarily all at the same time).
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good plan.lets hope we get some warmer weather soon.
DeleteSpring has been very lazy this year! I'm so tired of waiting for it - but I at least don't have snow! I could hardly believe it when I saw your photo! Stay warm - I suppose spring will arrive eventually!
ReplyDeleteHopefully it will get here and get going properly soon!
DeleteIt's alternative spring ;-) Still, better than those false springs followed by a hard frost...hang in there, guys!
ReplyDeleteIt sure is Scott :)
DeleteApparently it is the same back home in Massachusetts as well as at my parents' place in Michigan. Makes me wish I could stay here in San Francisco beyond this spring break trip...
ReplyDeleteStaying in SF sounds like a good plan :)
DeleteWow! I actually love the view from your window--and the snow on your bamboos and palm trees. The only thing that's wrong is the timing. It's the 3rd week of March, weather gods!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt does look pretty but we have had enough cold weather this year, bring on Spring!
DeleteYikes! That's a little harsh.
ReplyDeleteI know!! Hopefully it will go soon
DeleteHaha! We only think we know what the weather will be, or should be, doing. I took vacation for the next couple of weeks, thinking the weather would be perfect for gardening. Instead, cold and wet! Though no snow; that's a little north of us.
ReplyDeleteAt least no snow, but it has been a wet and cold start to the year. Maybe things will improve soon
DeleteHi Mark and Gaz, yikes, that is not a pleasing sight at the beginning of spring! Hope the weather warms up for you guys soon and you fabulous garden comes back to life!
ReplyDeleteChristina
Thanks Christina, yes we are hoping we get a warm spell soon.
DeleteI definitely wouldn't be prancing if I were a lamb. Here the white stuff started before midnight on Thursday, continued nearly all day yesterday and then stopped this morning - until late afternoon when it came down again! Have not looked outside for a couple of hours or so as I'm not liking what I see.
ReplyDeleteWe don't appear to have had any more, but i wish what was here would hurry up and melt.
DeleteWell, at least you will not be deluded into thinking it's time to plant.
ReplyDeleteThats true Ricki! :)
DeleteHi Gaz, I thought i've already been here, but when i searched the comments there's none, haha. Maybe many gardeners from the winter climes post almost the same thing, that of the equinox, the staying snow, and the excitement for spring. I hope you get your wish soonest, and the spring flowers end their agony.
ReplyDeleteSo hoping for warmer weather soon indeed Andrea!
DeleteHi Mark and Gaz, the forecast means it might look like this for at least the next week. We're all wondering where Spring has gone while clearing snow off the drive. All those Spring jobs will have to keep on piling up until the weather becomes much more civil. It must be very frustrating for all your tropical plants!
ReplyDeleteHow true Sunil, all these spring jobs are now piling up, much like the snow. Patience, patience...
DeleteI was amazed to read that it is only 5 years ago that we last had snow at Easter, this feels like bonkers weather to me. Snow flurries again here today,and I am officially getting fed up of it all!
ReplyDeleteBonkers weather indeed Janet. I hope this cold weather doesn't last as long as they have been predicting so far, we're refusing to believe it. Can't wait for warm weather, such a long winter this has turned out to be.
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