Comments on: Spring around the corner http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/spring-around-the-corner/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kathy Tracey http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/spring-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-7393 Kathy Tracey Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:43:34 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3290#comment-7393 The Prophet has his loyal followers, I'm sure, but those of us who prefer to follow our own core beliefs will let personal experience be our guide to spring's arrival. Despite this winter's consistently cold temperatures here in southern New England, we haven't had any extreme cold or warmth, and for this we should be thankful. This very morning, some cheerful chirping (of which bird I know not) coaxed me out of bed. Yes it was 20 degrees F outside, but the sun was shining and I knew by mid day our greenhouse would need to be ventilated. Each day we are allowed more minutes of daylight. C'mon folks...Optimism should be contagious! <em>Kathy, It's practically t-shirt weather in the greenhouse today. Never mind that it's bitter cold outside and there's snow in the forecast again. It feels for all the world to me like spring is close by! Even at home the light has shifted - though I still have to bundle up there. - kris </em> The Prophet has his loyal followers, I’m sure, but those of us who prefer to follow our own core beliefs will let personal experience be our guide to spring’s arrival. Despite this winter’s consistently cold temperatures here in southern New England, we haven’t had any extreme cold or warmth, and for this we should be thankful.
This very morning, some cheerful chirping (of which bird I know not) coaxed me out of bed. Yes it was 20 degrees F outside, but the sun was shining and I knew by mid day our greenhouse would need to be ventilated. Each day we are allowed more minutes of daylight. C’mon folks…Optimism should be contagious!

Kathy, It’s practically t-shirt weather in the greenhouse today. Never mind that it’s bitter cold outside and there’s snow in the forecast again. It feels for all the world to me like spring is close by! Even at home the light has shifted – though I still have to bundle up there. – kris

]]> By: Jean Sharac http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/spring-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-7389 Jean Sharac Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:23:13 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3290#comment-7389 Just yesterday I thought it seemed there were more birds singing and fussing about.! Glad you mentioned it! <em>Jean, The shift from silence to bird noise seemed really noticeable this year - I don't remember being so aware of it in past years ... -kris</em> Just yesterday I thought it seemed there were more birds singing and fussing about.! Glad you mentioned it!

Jean, The shift from silence to bird noise seemed really noticeable this year – I don’t remember being so aware of it in past years … -kris

]]> By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/spring-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-7382 Susan Sims Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:19:20 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3290#comment-7382 Signs of spring? That means you'll be for a good nor'easter to freeze everything back into submission. <em>Susan, It would seem that I'm inadvertently inviting jinxes lately... But at least these bloomers can take a temperature shift and I haven't put my sweaters away yet. -kris</em> Signs of spring? That means you’ll be for a good nor’easter to freeze everything back into submission.

Susan, It would seem that I’m inadvertently inviting jinxes lately… But at least these bloomers can take a temperature shift and I haven’t put my sweaters away yet. -kris

]]> By: Blackswampgirl Kim http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/spring-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-7381 Blackswampgirl Kim Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:24:51 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3290#comment-7381 Heh. I LOVE "The Feast of the Presentation of the Prophet Phil!" That made me chuckle. <em>Kim, I actually have to give my mother the credit for that. And her version (which I didn't quite remember fully) was even funnier... -kris</em> Heh. I LOVE “The Feast of the Presentation of the Prophet Phil!” That made me chuckle.

Kim, I actually have to give my mother the credit for that. And her version (which I didn’t quite remember fully) was even funnier… -kris

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