Mon, 29 Mar 2010
Windy
I have branches everywhere as the result of some extremely windy days. One silver maple in my backyard is a "self-pruning" tree so there are multiple limbs down from it along with black walnut branches and some cherry branches. It's too wet outside to clean-up so they will have to wait. This morning, I glanced out the back window and though I saw a blue grocery sack moving around the grass with the wind. Upon a second look, it turned out to be one of the largest, most vibrantly colored blue jays I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. The spring birds are back and are tweeting their presence. Planting time is getting closer by the day!
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Sun, 21 Mar 2010
Mowing
Some of my yarn shop customers were talking about their neighbors who have already started cutting their grass. This seems a bit optimistic to me, not to mention premature. My grass has not started to grow yet, thankfully. Mowing will commence too soon, as far as I'm concerned. I love spring and summer and fall but I don't care to mow at all. It's a chore I could easily live without. We have a lovely introduction to spring so far here in northern Ohio. The weather has been warm and sunny. My crocuses are smiling brightly around the base of my black walnut tree and my pussywillows are open!
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Beware The Ides Of March
So Shakespeare warns us! Not to worry. Spring is on the way. I can hear the spring birds tweeting away outside, and they aren't on Twitter! My pussy willow and crocuses are in bloom. We had a wonderful week of sun and warm temperatures that melted the snow. It is cold today, but not cold enough to freeze. My daffodils are coming up, too. It won't be long until we can get out and dig in the vegetable garden!
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