“Here’s hoping April snow showers bring May flowers!” Cal exclaimed. “And baby birds in nests!” said Nia. “And…” Thalia tested her balloon’s tethers, “Is floating south an option if the weather doesn’t spring-up around here.” A word from Typist: Brrrrr!
T-shirt: “Instead of ‘HAVE A NICE DAY’ I think I’ll start saying ‘HAVE THE DAY YOU DESERVE.’ You know, let karma sort that out.” 😁
We had temps in the teens a couple weeks ago. Our hyacinths (and daffs, and crocus) laughed it off. A few days later we had afternoon temps close to 80° (#aprilweather) and half our flowers were over! 😫
My offering today is a word gifted to me by a friend. The word is muditā. A noun, Sanskrit or Pali, meaning sympathetic or unselfish joy, or joy in the good fortune of others.
I find and relish in the joy I feel, expressed by each of you, every time I visit this blog and read these posts and the replies.
I love - here’s hoping! There’s always hope. Even me who planted 10 little saplings just last week and now they are covered in snow.... I have faith that this weather will soon leave us and spring will settle in. Hyacinths are cold loving flowers or aka cool flowers as my gardening friends all call them. They will be just fine. After a day full of hail, snow and more snow, the sun is now peaking out from behind the clouds. More snow this evening and I am praying that is it for this year. I have had just about enough of it. Although Finn, my not so miniature Aussie thinks it’s fun! I love that he thinks it’s fun even though I am tired of it.
It might reach 70 here in Missouri tomorrow again. I've put out two hummingbird feeders to catch the early birds coming north. Last year I saw the first one the last week of April! Yes, Thalia just float south.
Someone wrote, “If Winter’s here, can Spring be far behind?” Inspired by the Muses I expect great things will happen. We might see 45F tomorrow by dawn, but through next Monday the highs will creep toward the upper 80’s! Not teasing, of course. The summer oven will be roasting humans soon enough. Is tomorrow morning your traditional yoga morning? Perhaps some poses will provide energy and increase blood flow. Or help being centered? Or bless you through connecting with friends and familiar faces.
I planted hyacinths one year. They didn't come back the next year because the squirrels dug up the bulbs and ate them. That might be one reason I don't see hyacinths in too many yards down here. Lilacs don't grow down here and neither does rhubarb. Thankfully we can find kohlrabi in the Whole Foods and Sprouts stores. Wisteria is pretty but it doesn't have that wonder smell and it is a vine and takes over everything. I miss my Michigan seasons.
T-shirt: “Instead of ‘HAVE A NICE DAY’ I think I’ll start saying ‘HAVE THE DAY YOU DESERVE.’ You know, let karma sort that out.” 😁
We had temps in the teens a couple weeks ago. Our hyacinths (and daffs, and crocus) laughed it off. A few days later we had afternoon temps close to 80° (#aprilweather) and half our flowers were over! 😫
And then the tulips came up. 😊
My offering today is a word gifted to me by a friend. The word is muditā. A noun, Sanskrit or Pali, meaning sympathetic or unselfish joy, or joy in the good fortune of others.
I find and relish in the joy I feel, expressed by each of you, every time I visit this blog and read these posts and the replies.
I Am #Grateful 🙏🏼🕊🙏🏼
I'm with you and your muses Gail Brrr! We have 4" of snow here in Southern Ontario. Hoping for warm weather and better blood counts!
We have snow here, too, in upstate New York. Brrr is right. Thalia may have to share her balloons!
I love - here’s hoping! There’s always hope. Even me who planted 10 little saplings just last week and now they are covered in snow.... I have faith that this weather will soon leave us and spring will settle in. Hyacinths are cold loving flowers or aka cool flowers as my gardening friends all call them. They will be just fine. After a day full of hail, snow and more snow, the sun is now peaking out from behind the clouds. More snow this evening and I am praying that is it for this year. I have had just about enough of it. Although Finn, my not so miniature Aussie thinks it’s fun! I love that he thinks it’s fun even though I am tired of it.
Xoxo
It might reach 70 here in Missouri tomorrow again. I've put out two hummingbird feeders to catch the early birds coming north. Last year I saw the first one the last week of April! Yes, Thalia just float south.
Someone wrote, “If Winter’s here, can Spring be far behind?” Inspired by the Muses I expect great things will happen. We might see 45F tomorrow by dawn, but through next Monday the highs will creep toward the upper 80’s! Not teasing, of course. The summer oven will be roasting humans soon enough. Is tomorrow morning your traditional yoga morning? Perhaps some poses will provide energy and increase blood flow. Or help being centered? Or bless you through connecting with friends and familiar faces.
CURE!
I planted hyacinths one year. They didn't come back the next year because the squirrels dug up the bulbs and ate them. That might be one reason I don't see hyacinths in too many yards down here. Lilacs don't grow down here and neither does rhubarb. Thankfully we can find kohlrabi in the Whole Foods and Sprouts stores. Wisteria is pretty but it doesn't have that wonder smell and it is a vine and takes over everything. I miss my Michigan seasons.