Winter can't possibly hang on, it knows that... and each passing week it gets weaker ( teeny tiny pun there). Yet, until sometime in May we can get frosts. Recently we got walloped with a snowstorm here in Ohio and some of it is still on the ground … [Read more...] about Winter Gets Weaker
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snow day in georgia
we got snow here in the middle south, from noon til just after dark.small flakes fell hard and fast all day, so similar to the hard rains wehave been getting regularly this fall and winter. this winter storm dippedway down south to savannah; i also … [Read more...] about snow day in georgia
updates for February 8
I received a note from Jessica working for the Dispatch events, and she advised me about Tracy DiSabato-Aust's appearance times:Tracy will be appearing at 1 and 3 p.m. at the garden show coming up at the end of the month.Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 Glad … [Read more...] about updates for February 8
Winter Landscape
After Christmas day rains, we again had snowfall and the ground and trees were trimmed with a confectioners icing of powdered snow. It sifted down and clung to all the branches with little puffs in the crooks and crannies of the shrubs. Since most of … [Read more...] about Winter Landscape
Winter’s Day, Snow Pictures
Just A Note
It snowed over night, and I woke up to the beauty of a world draped and trimmed in fluffy white. My son remarked how much warmer it felt with the snowfall, but we didn't know why. Turns out Susan Reimer has done some homework on it:Snow actually … [Read more...] about Just A Note
Snow plus camera= pictures
If you want to know what Arborvitae bushes grow up to be: trees! As snow flurries swirled I snapped a closeup picture of my tree.In my old[er] age I like to stay inside and look through the window. This is a scene I took while inside while snow blew … [Read more...] about Snow plus camera= pictures
March Gives A Lion’s Roar
The short respite of warm weather gave a glimpse of the emerging daffodil's speared leaves piercing through the bare ground, but winter's icy hands are loathe to let us go and has employed the March Lion to fiercely roar with gusts of a blizzard … [Read more...] about March Gives A Lion’s Roar
Fresh Coat of Snow and New Aspects and Prospects
We are getting a Currier and Ives landscape again - bane to Ohio drivers, but boon to those (like me) who get to look through their windows at a winter wonderland. I am so glad I got to heel in those plants last week! Now I can fully enjoy the … [Read more...] about Fresh Coat of Snow and New Aspects and Prospects
Frozen Assets
It is Easter Sunday today and the story in the garden is one of premature endings. After the freezing temperatures and intermittent snow, the spring blooms are burst and wilted. The winding cycles of the seasons means this one is over and it waits … [Read more...] about Frozen Assets