Why you keep your eyes open, part 1

[clarentine]

This morning, headed down the sidewalk past Capitol Square from the bus stop, I was composing a post about the effects of this long, cold winter on the camellias planted there when there was a rustle and a heavy thump on the other side of an azalea. I glanced in that direction and then came to a dead stop: it was a big bird. Not one of the hawks that hunt in the park, either - it was one of the peregrine falcons who live in downtown. I'd never seen one in person, but they're popular webcam subjects because they like to nest on the ledges outside of upper floor windows in the office buildings downtown. I gazed, and it gazed back, and then since I knew there was someone coming down the sidewalk a ways behind me I went on, leaving the falcon to continue with whatever it was doing in the underbrush undisturbed.

And the camellias? Hardly even popping out of bud. No color showing at all. On March 3. This week, we're expected to be near 70 degrees on Wednesday...and there'll be 1-3 more inches of snow on Thursday. ::whines::

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[docdad2.livejournal.com]

We are also supposed to get some MORE snow - 3-5" with temps in the 40s the day after. Sigh

[clarentine]

I know, right? This is like the winter that won't end. Well, the month of winter that won't end, since for us we were still wondering, back at the end of January, if we were even going to see any snow. And then February came in, and WHUMP!

I am supposed to have tomato and pepper seeds in flats under lights in the shed as of last weekend. (I always start late, because my last frost has been getting later; I don't plant out until early May because I have no intention of trying to cover 40+ tomato and pepper plants.) Maybe that'll happen this weekend.

At least we still have wood in the woodshed. :-)

[docdad2.livejournal.com]

I have a bit more than half a woodshed available - and will probably use it before this WINTER is over - another sigh