Come on Spring
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Buchpteclare
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It's a very spring like day here in the Quebec Laurentians. The few inches of snow that was on the ground is vanishing, and the predicted high today is about +8C. Not to be taken in by this - the real deep freeze and heavy snow is still in the - (probably), near future. But for now I'm just going to enjoy the sun - and stack more firewood.
teddy
Duckmeister
2nd day of Winter here, and quite a sunny afternoon after a wet and bitter morning. Technically the days will start to lengthen now, but it will not be noticable untill the end of February. No gardening lately. Parly the weather and parly the drugs I am on make me feel too unwell. Lookink forward to the first Spring flowers and the lambing.
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Dorsetmike
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teddy
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The Spring bulbs are out and the Forsythia is budding. Plus the weeds are growing well. Sunday and Monday were beautiful Spring days so we managed a little light gardening. Dry and warm with blue skies. Today is very overcast but so far dry. An antique dealer is delving through my shed and hopefully that will pay for the refurbishment of the back bedroom, which needs some major surgery, not to mention furniture. I am stating to feel life is not so bad which is a good thing as I have my op on the 20th. Looking forward to having 125 radio active inserts shoved in me. At least it should mean the end of the drugs and hopefully I can then get back to losing weight again.
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Dorsetmike
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Spring is sprung, I have roses in bloom over 2 weeks before my previous earliest recorded, I'll try for a better pic tomorrow morning when the sun is in a better position, I tried one this afternoon but it was in paretial shade, so not as good asI would like.
(continuing silly rhyme, Spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is, some say the bird is on the wing but that's absurd, everyone knows the wing is on the bird!)
(continuing silly rhyme, Spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is, some say the bird is on the wing but that's absurd, everyone knows the wing is on the bird!)
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JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
[FONT="]This birds are beginning to collect in the poplars just prior to migration, the hedgehogs have hibernated, over the river the deer are roaring and I am back in long pants some days so our winter is just around the corner our power (Lines Co) has doubled in price, I think I will join the hedgehogs.[/FONT]
teddy
Duckmeister
After several nice days, and even some hot ones we are now in a week of rain and overcast conditions. It is doing nothing to cheer me up. At least they have stopped talking about a drought (after this last Winter???????).
I am part way into clearing a third flower bed which will be turfed as a seculded sun bathing area for the girls. Just hope this will be a good Summer as there is little hope of a holiday for me this year and I crave the SoF.
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I am part way into clearing a third flower bed which will be turfed as a seculded sun bathing area for the girls. Just hope this will be a good Summer as there is little hope of a holiday for me this year and I crave the SoF.
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teddy
Duckmeister
Having had a few hot days when it was hitting mid to high 70s in our garden we seem to have gone back to cool and overcast. There is a little sun trying to break through at the moment but not much for mid June. My lucky daughter is off to Italy for ten days in early July but no holiday for me this year. I am pining, pining.................
teddy
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teddy
Duckmeister
Every time we have a vaguely pleasant day which lures you into thinking Spring might have arrived it is immediately follow by a freezing cold spell. Today was quite pleasant and I almost ventured into the garden, but came to my senses in time. The grass will need a tractor to mow it before long and the weeds are thriving, but it is generally too cold and damp to want to spend any time out there. COME ON!!
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Dorsetmike
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Having now moved, though not finished unpacking, I drove past my old place on Saturday, to see the new occupants ripping out all the roses, they may have been pruning them but the size of branches lying there cut down looked more like uprooted. Wish I had not let them have so much furniture at give away prices (mainly so I had less to move, going from a large 3 bedroom house to small 2 bedroom flat is beyond downsizing!)
JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
Our seasons seem to be starting later and later, normally by this time of the year we have had electric heaters in the evening and getting ready for the log burner but to day it is sunny and 22 deg C with night temps from 9 - 14 deg C. I have spent all morning having a burn up and am now stuffed so will have lunch and a glass.
Mike sorry to hear about the Roses but they may have bit him they always attack me in fact it is a race between the Roses and the Blackberry as to who gets first go at me.
Teddy hope you are recovering ok it’s a real bugger this getting old lark each morning I do a check to see if any thing has dropped off.
Mike sorry to hear about the Roses but they may have bit him they always attack me in fact it is a race between the Roses and the Blackberry as to who gets first go at me.
Teddy hope you are recovering ok it’s a real bugger this getting old lark each morning I do a check to see if any thing has dropped off.
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We are at that time of year when we run the heat in the morning and the A/C in the afternoon.
Spring has sprung and the new tree we planted in the backyard is showing lots of new green foliage. It only gets hotter from this point forward, all with lots and lots of stupid sunshine ... :crazy:
Spring has sprung and the new tree we planted in the backyard is showing lots of new green foliage. It only gets hotter from this point forward, all with lots and lots of stupid sunshine ... :crazy: