Ah, spring! 02/28/2009
 

Yes, it's finally obvious that the days are getting longer and the sky is sitting higher in the sky. Hence, the snow has started to melt in New England from the bottom up. Eventually, there will be hollow snow shells where once there were snow banks. You can see it starting to melt around the shrubs behind our condo:

And ice is breaking up on the rivers. There's even an occasional patch of ground among the frozen stuff, in spots the sun can reach. 

Much of the road to the cabin has turned to muck, a sure sign of miserable days ahead.

Dave got me some ice skates for our anniversary, and we thought today would be the perfect day to try them out. The sun was out, sky was clear, temps right around freezing and there was hardly any wind. The calm before the storm...

Anyway, it took 20 minutes to put them, 20 minutes to take them off, and five minutes to realize the ice was much too soggy to support big people.

Everyone on the East Coast will get some form of winter weather beginning tonight and extending into Monday or Tuesday, depending on lattitude. Don't put away those hats and gloves just yet. 

Here are a few photos we took today, including a few taken on the cell phone, from the car. 

Can you share what how far you're into spring where you live? If you like, email a photo and I'll put it up on the site. 

 


Comments

Karen Holmgren

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:23:48

Hi, Paula
Well, it's probably a bit mean of me to brag, but here in southern California we've been having "spring" ever since December when our rainy season started. I started a vegetable garden last March and it's been going ever since, with carrots, snap peas, beets, brussels sprouts, onions, broccoli, lettuce, chard, and herbs growing at the moment. Some of these are planted in former flower beds in my front yard, my "edible landscape!"

After reading Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" and Michael Pollen's "The Omnivore's Dilemma" I made a decision to grow my own as much as possible, and I have to admit that the results are wonderful!! I encourage all your readers, wherever they are, to start a garden this year, even if only in a few containers. Classes and info are becoming easier to find as community colleges and garden centers respond to the growing interest.

Happy spring! It will soon arrive even in New England!

 



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