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Who else is ready for spring?

ChrisL said:
50s and 60s is NOT cold. :lol: That's warm to me.
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It is 36F here..the snowdrops are out...

But to me nothing heralds spring more than a giant vase of daffodils...
 
Well, I'm GETTING ready for spring, anyway. Two weeks ago I set about 7000 perennial cuttings. Last week I potted up 2-3000 more. This coming week I will be planting up 600 hanging baskets and getting in a couple of trucks of finished product. The first few hundred roses are potted up, bare-root fruit trees are in, the b&b conifers will be coming in soon, and my back is sore.

Spring can't be far behind.
 
Definitely. We are well on our way here. My buttercups are up and in bloom. Friday I saw a flight of geese returning home. It won't be long!
 
Your Star said:
Things might shut down around these parts if it gets 20 degrees :lol:
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My parts always shut down at 20 degrees, that's for sure.
 
This is the perfect time of year down here.

In southern Alabama, the seasons are "hot", "hotter", "hot as hell", and "not quite as hot".

We're in "not quite as hot" and I love it. I wore shorts on Christmas Day and was comfortable.
 
Fiddytree said:
Don't judge us so quickly. It's a warm 20 degrees! ;)
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LOL...With the temps you all get up there, 20's is a heat wave. ;)

Your Star said:
Things might shut down around these parts if it gets 20 degrees :lol:

They say we might have a blizzard next week, or for you light snow, but still, I'd probably get a week off from school if it snows any significant amount.
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Colleges here, don't shut down. LOL One girl told me, they had ice everywhere on campus, slip sliding around as everyone was, they still held classes. :)
ChrisL said:
50s and 60s is NOT cold. :lol: That's warm to me.
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We had a terrific cold snap a week or so ago, though not as cold as some years (in the single digits) and as it broke when I woke up and it was 42 degrees, I was actually thinking, "dang it's warm this morning!". LOL
 
Gina said:
We had a terrific cold snap a week or so ago, though not as cold as some years (in the single digits) and as it broke when I woke up and it was 42 degrees, I was actually thinking, "dang it's warm this morning!". LOL
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What is horrible is shoveling out your car from 2 feet of snow with the wind and snow whipping you in the face, getting you all wet and cold, and then you have to come in to a house with no heat because you lost power. That totally sucks!

At least I could start my car and sit in it and warm up a bit though. :)
 
MaggieD said:
OMG, not those shoes!! Once you've slid down a staircase with inflexible wooden platforms, you tend to give them up. ;)
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:lamo Gosh, I don't know how many times I've done that.
 
ChrisL said:
What is horrible is shoveling out your car from 2 feet of snow with the wind and snow whipping you in the face, getting you all wet and cold, and then you have to come in to a house with no heat because you lost power. That totally sucks!

At least I could start my car and sit in it and warm up a bit though. :)
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That would suck! I've had the power go out over a couple 3 or so days, you could hang meat in the house. :(

Glad your car started though. :)
 
Gina said:
We had a terrific cold snap a week or so ago, though not as cold as some years (in the single digits) and as it broke when I woke up and it was 42 degrees, I was actually thinking, "dang it's warm this morning!". LOL
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Were you here in 72, Gina?

That is the coldest here I can recall.
 
I'm ready for spring - why? Because things like the flu, sinusitis, pharyngitis, stomach viruses, and croup and all that won't be going around quite as much.

The kids will be less sick. I will get more sleep - maybe. Win - tie?

The only issue it promises are tornadoes and allergies for my oldest - so much easier to handle.
 
Gardener said:
Were you here in 72, Gina?

That is the coldest here I can recall.
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Ohhhh, no, no, no. LOL I was in sunny Los Angeles then. :) With the Earthquakes. There was a bad one that year. Cancelled school for 3 days while they inspected the buildings.

I was thinking of January 1996. It got down to 10 during the day, as I recall and so I think single digits at night.

How cold was it here in '72?
 
Gina said:
Ohhhh, no, no, no. LOL I was in sunny Los Angeles then. :) With the Earthquakes. There was a bad one that year. Cancelled school for 3 days while they inspected the buildings.

I was thinking of January 1996. It got down to 10 during the day, as I recall and so I think single digits at night.

How cold was it here in '72?
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It got down to -6 here that year. I think I'm down the valley a ways from you, though.

Killed off an awful lot of plants, too.
 
Fisher said:
When I was in grad school we had about 6 weeks where the highs were usually below freezing and the lows were usually single digits with or without the minus sign. When it shot up to the 40's, people were in shorts and T-shirts and I felt sweaty wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt. It is amazing how that works.
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i've noticed that, too.

we had a week in mid January when temps were often in the single digits. after having to walk outside in it, i got acclimatized, and after that, thirty and sunny almost felt warm. i still layer up, though.

as for shorts in winter, a lot of people around here do it. it's not for me.
 
I'm ready for summer - swimming weather. Screw this sweater and coat stuff.
 
Good gawd.... again.
 
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