Tag: spring

A Bumper Crop of . . . . Pollen

The pollen is out in force this year.  I noticed the other day, when I went out to fetch the newspaper and the front porch is coated with yellow powder.  It’s a nice mix from the surrounding plants that causes me to sneeze uncontrollably.  For those of my faithful readers that too suffer from spring allergies, my sympathies.  With any luck, it will wash away soon with any passing showers.  In the meantime, that glorious spring of stuffed up nose, itchy eyes, and sometimes even skin irritation are upon us.

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Winter is Back – with a Vengeance

Six plus inches of wet, heavy snow that started yesterday as rain, then to sleet, and now . . . . .well.  Howling winds.  The lights are flickering from time to time. Not exactly my expectation for the week after Easter, what with spring bulbs were coming up nicely and everything was starting to sprout.  I’d bought some very nice daffodils bulbs, and they were at that expectant, pre-blossom stage.  I ran out yesterday and covered them up before the wintery mix arrived, after running to the grocery store, as was everyone in the region, to buy some things to last us for a few days.  And cancelled Her Ladyship’s appointment because there was no way we were going out.  I didn’t even win the big lottery jackpot last night, which would have gone a long way toward mitigating the blustery, beastly weather.  

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Spring Isn’t . . . . . Springing

Just when we thought the warm weather was finally arriving, the bluster of March came back to slap us in the face. OK, yes, we got a bit spoiled, lulled into a false hope, because it was a milder winter, and we had every reason to expect an earlier-than-usual leafy, flowery return.  We thought climate change might have a small upside.  Probably not by Easter, which is early too this year and the lilies will remain inside, but we could be looking out at cheerful daffodils and tulips as we fill out our tax forms. 

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