Thursday, April 14, 2011

April showers and Spring Flowers

I am obsessed with spring. We have had several warm and sunny days in which I rolled up my sleeves and got my hands dirty in the garden, clearing away dead stalks and the first weeds from the flower beds. In addition to the snowdrops we have crocuses now: a garden variety of "wild crocus". They are smaller but earlier, and they have a different color inside than outside.

Then yesterday we had pouring rain all day. A perfect day for paying bills and cleaning. As the day progressed the downpour began looking suspiciously like sleet, until it started coming down as snow from about 6 pm. Luckily the next day it was all gone and another sunny day dawned.

The place where I work is about 100 km south of where I live and a bit warmer as well. There wild coltsfoot is dotting the roadsides.



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  1. KristineMay 5, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    We have lots of daffodils now and some tulips, and the grass is very green and growing and dandelions are still out in force!

    There is still snow on the tippy tops of the mountains and the snow sign (looks like a number 7) on the one peak tells us that it's not yet time to plant out our vegetables. Once that peak is all brown/green with no snow 7, we can start our garden!

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