Spring is here
In spite of a nasty cold northerly wind today, bringing yet more freezing temperatures, spring is definitely here in the Carolinas.
It's welcome, for sure. It's been a long cold winter for us; we're not familiar with the deep freeze (and snowy weather) that we've experienced this year.
But spring is still evident everywhere -- flowering redbuds and oaks, fruiting maples, flowering blueberries, and flowering winter annuals, too (not to mention all the Asian plants -- camellias, forsythias, and Japanese cherries). The cherry trees are having a good year so far -- they're lovely -- we'll see after the mid-20's temperatures tonight. Hopefully, they'll be fine.
I've just heard a few spring peepers, but lots of bird calls signalling that it's certainly breeding season!
It's welcome, for sure. It's been a long cold winter for us; we're not familiar with the deep freeze (and snowy weather) that we've experienced this year.
But spring is still evident everywhere -- flowering redbuds and oaks, fruiting maples, flowering blueberries, and flowering winter annuals, too (not to mention all the Asian plants -- camellias, forsythias, and Japanese cherries). The cherry trees are having a good year so far -- they're lovely -- we'll see after the mid-20's temperatures tonight. Hopefully, they'll be fine.
I've just heard a few spring peepers, but lots of bird calls signalling that it's certainly breeding season!
Too cold here. Too frozen. Even the maple sugaring has stopped.
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