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Hints of Spring

Post by lucky1 » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:08 am

Star Magnolia

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Post by TerdalFarm » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:25 am

Barb,
must be nice. Maybe someday I can live by some golf course as far south as you.
Needless, to say, nothing like that way up here at 35 oN. :lickice:
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:40 pm

But you'll be swimming ahead of me...
When we have a nice winter, spring's always lousy.

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Post by canadianplant » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:45 pm

Dammit barb, we still have a good foot and a half of snow on the ground ( tons melted today :twisted: 4C in my back yard..).

But Its comming here too. If this weather holds ( give or take 5C), ill be able to get a good idea of how most things did through the winter. Im hopeing to unbury the bamboo early march...
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Post by sidpook » Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:51 pm

Looks great Barb! You guys are definitely way ahead of us here in Jersey. Although, this week is supposed to finally bring warmer weather. They even said possibly 60 degrees by end of week! WooHoo! I can run in shorts again!!!! :D
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:40 pm

Hey, we're cooling off again next week...but baby steps will get us there :lol:

It was good to breathe in fresh air with unfrozen lips.

Holy cow 60 F...we have a long way to go.
Enjoy the run!

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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:59 pm

Magnolia buds are a good sign of spring! It seems as if our last bit of cold weather is supposed to last until Wednesday, so hopefully soon after that spring will be on its way!
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Post by sidpook » Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:52 am

lucky1 wrote:Hey, we're cooling off again next week...but baby steps will get us there :lol:

It was good to breathe in fresh air with unfrozen lips.

Holy cow 60 F...we have a long way to go.
Enjoy the run!

Barb
Same with us.....just hopefully not back to the general rule of teens and 20s for highs...UGH! It is so funny how people play Bball and jog in shorts and tees once the weather gets out of the 30s here. Your body gets so used to it I guess.
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Post by canadianplant » Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:33 am

Like the time I wore shorts in -20C LOL

The weather in Calgary is way dryer then im used to, so the heat doesnt feel as hot, and the cold, definelty isnt as cold.

So i put my hoodie on, walked to the bus stop..... wondering why everyone is dressed up to the teeth. I get to work, and everyone is yelling at me for being stupid. I thought it was -5C outside LOL. I wore shorts there, almost all winter !!
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Post by BILL MA » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:21 am

That is a nice sign Barb, I can't wait to see flowers and leaves on tree's other then on the internet.

Snows melting fast here today :D :D :D

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Post by sidpook » Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:12 am

61 Degrees F here today...Shoulda' played hookie! 8)
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Post by canadianplant » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:34 am

Above freezing for the last 3 days, with a day of 7C, bright and sunny tomorrow!!
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:06 am

Glad it's warming for you guys, too.

Another sure sign today...the first Robin, in dead center of pic, in Scarlet Hawthorne tree.

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I know, I know...need to prune the tree, get a camera with a better zoom, and clean my windows! :cyclopsani:

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Post by DesertZone » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:42 am

lucky1 wrote:Hey, we're cooling off again next week...but baby steps will get us there :lol:

It was good to breathe in fresh air with unfrozen lips.

Barb
How sweet it is, we have been in the 40',50's or 4-10's C. :roll: :lol:

Baby steps are alright with me.

I see all these pics with snow, the snow here is gone in the valley. :D
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Post by canadianplant » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:44 am

I was knee deep in it yesterday, taking a look at how some plants faired the winter. We got more snow then we ve had in 6 years
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:11 pm

I'm gratuitously posting so y'all see my weather sticker at 22 oC right now. +22 oC, I mean! :D
The main bird here on the farm right now is the junco (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco/id).
I was laughing at them last week as they are a Canadian bird that flies down here for winter. :lol: :lol: :lol:
But I did make sure they had warm water to drink and plenty of food. They'll soon be flying back north. Welcome them home!
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Post by canadianplant » Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:40 pm

Hows that for a rebound eh?? LOL

Hows everything holding up?
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Post by Jubaea » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:50 pm

Everything is starting to grow here. Here is a picture of my apple tree from today, not that it really goes dormant.

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Post by sidpook » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:46 pm

Very cool, everyone. Even though we can expect more cold and snow here in the east, it is nice to know that we are on the upswing! Supposed to be 67 here on Friday...going to Cape May NJ to check on the little summer place...YAY! 8)
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Post by TerdalFarm » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:09 pm

Still no natural signs of spring way up here at 35 oN.
But the weather is great--as nice as late January was.
We took a few of the indoor palms and plants out on the patio for the afternoon and watered the heck out of them.
Here they are getting a little taste of what March and April will bring.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:04 pm

spring? bring it on!!! I'm sick of winter.
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Post by canadianplant » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:10 pm

I know

It was 12C out today, sunny, light wind. I actualy enjoyed shoveling the melting snow, and grilling some burgers on the bbq :twisted:
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Post by sidpook » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:37 pm

It is an amzing week...we got up to 67 today and supposed to go to 70 tomorrow! woohoo! Then back to the 40s and 30s next week....
:cry:
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:47 pm

Still no natural signs of spring
Your sticker reports 22C, that'd be good enough for me.

Good to get the plants out in those temps for a few hours.

We're cooling off for a week. :x
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Post by sidpook » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:07 pm

lucky1 wrote:
Still no natural signs of spring
Your sticker reports 22C, that'd be good enough for me.

Good to get the plants out in those temps for a few hours.

We're cooling off for a week. :x
Exactly what I did with some fo mine the past two days Barb....out and hosed down! 8)
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:37 pm

I've had enough of winter, too.
Cold biting wind today...BRRRR :evil3:

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Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:16 pm

I can`t wait for spring neither can the palms, bananas, and yuccas . Potted palms have been outside for a sun bake more than usual this winter.We are almost done with this winter crap here very soon! Apple, pear, cherry,plum,and peach blossoms soon.

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Post by sidpook » Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:19 pm

Ugh snow ice and cold winds tonight into tomrrrow...Hate it!!!
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Post by lucky1 » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:47 pm

UGH is right, Mike.
So much for jogging, huh, unless you strap on snowshoes...

I wanted to start digging a new palm/yucca bed at the front of the house.
Told the yuccas they have to wait. :lol:

Winter's back...fortunately only a dusting of snow, but bloody cold again o'night. :lickice:

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Post by sidpook » Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:50 am

lucky1 wrote:UGH is right, Mike.
So much for jogging, huh, unless you strap on snowshoes...

I wanted to start digging a new palm/yucca bed at the front of the house.
Told the yuccas they have to wait. :lol:

Winter's back...fortunately only a dusting of snow, but bloody cold again o'night. :lickice:

Barb
Yeah, it hasn;t left us yet. We got 6 inches here last night and for some unknown reason the schools are closed! I hate this!!
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:08 am

Schools closed with only six inches snow?
The custodian needs a 4x4... :pirate:
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Spring is almost here! I can now see the deer moving around

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:40 am

:lol: :lol:
Tavi, that's a good one!
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Post by sidpook » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:49 am

lucky1 wrote:Schools closed with only six inches snow?
The custodian needs a 4x4... :pirate:
i believe the problem was the timing of the storm and the ice under the snow fall. Plus, I live in NJ but teach in the city and the city has such small older streets that get piled up and immobile real quickly...! It's melting beautifully thought today...nice and sunny but back to 10 F tonight
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Re: Spring is almost here! I can now see the deer moving aro

Post by sidpook » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:50 am

bananieru wrote:http://imgur.com/vdyz4 :D

hahaha Love it!! :D
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