Signs of Spring

[GWguy]

Flowers popping on the maple tree, and the daffodils have flower heads on them. Good crop of onion grass in the backyard.

Which is a shame, because I didn't get to clean the gardens in the fall, and they look like hell.

 

[stgislander]

I'm hearing that the maple sugar water is really running good right now up in WMd and SW Pa. Warm days and cold evenings means a good season for syrup.

 

[GWguy]

I'm hearing that the maple sugar water is really running good right now up in WMd and SW Pa. Warm days and cold evenings means a good season for syrup.

Always wanted to try that, but the maples I have are only good for firewood.

 

[stgislander]

Always wanted to try that, but the maples I have are only good for firewood.

Sugar maples don't do good here. Temp/humidity too high and not salt tolerant. (There is supposedly a variation that has better salt toleration than the traditional sugar maple.)

 

[mitzi]

My tulips have broke ground.

 

[GWguy]

My tulips have broke ground.

Should have buried you deeper....

Mine too.

 

[NextJen]

Swimsuits are out at Walmart.

 

[Ken King]

Signs of Spring

Mud, it's everywhere. Trees falling across roads crushing guardrails, root balls in the air. Yeah Baby, it's spring.

 

[GWguy]

Signs of Spring

Mud, it's everywhere. Trees falling across roads crushing guardrails, root balls in the air. Yeah Baby, it's spring.

Oh here we go again.... leave the big city and then complain about where you are.

 

[Ken King]

Oh here we go again.... leave the big city and then complain about where you are.

Easy for you to say, everywhere has a table for one.

 

[GWguy]

Easy for you to say, everywhere has a table for one.

And enjoying every meal.

 

[Ken King]

And enjoying every meal.

I bet you probably hum Roy Orbison's Only The Lonely while awaiting service.

 

[GWguy]

More like 'Celebrate! Dance to the music...!'

 

[my-thyme]

Pruned the rose yesterday, gonna try to get to the apple trees tomorrow.

 

[RoseRed]

My iris have been trying to come up.

 

[frequentflier]

I want some winter, damn it SMOW!

 

[wharf rat]

Peeps are singing this evening.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Peeps are singing this evening.

I heard them start up on my way back from the mailbox and the sound stopped me in my tracks. I captured a minute long recording on my phone last spring after a downpour. I play it whenever cold weather starts to get to me. I was thinking about editing it into a continuous loop. My own sound machine for those restless nights.

 

[my-thyme]

Couldn't believe it when I heard them tonight.

 

[mitzi]

I've heard them really early before within the past couple years. Then it got really cold again (down to freezing) and made me wonder what happens to them when that happens.