What Happened to Spring?

After a very cool March with temperatures 10-15 degrees below normal, April has started out with temperatures 15 degrees above normal. So we went from running the heater to running the air conditioner in a few short days. There is still hope for spring – normal temperatures are forecast to return mid week.

Yep, it’s spring – our maple tree has flooded our breezeway with its seed. Our puppy, Tyger, who gets into everything chewed up a few of them. She is now three months old and her vet says she is in very good health. She’s big enough now to jump on the couch and to sleep through the night – yippee! Now if we can get her to stop biting and to come when we call….

I’m sort of glad to see March over – I haven’t worked since the job at the factory ended (sigh) the first week of March but I am scheduled to start a 10-day temp job Wednesday. That’s a part time job – hopefully tomorrow I’ll find out whether or not I will be getting a full time job. Ah, the joys of temping…

Our weeping willow tree has been green since mid February and the cherry laurel out front and the red tip bushes along the front fence keep their leaves year round. The oak trees and our Hawthorn are just beginning to bud now that our last freeze date is past. We don’t have any in our yard, but don’t have to go far to see dogwood, azaleas, and wisteria in full bloom. And the pine trees are getting ready to turn everything yellow. Ah, spring!

I found it ever so ironic that we set our clock forward on April Fool’s Day. You can look back on my posting last October about how I feel about daylight savings time…

I have a big run of birthdays this time of year – two sisters, two brother-in-laws, an uncle and a friend. Of course my own birthday is at the end of this month.

Well, enough rambling for now. Until next time --

Take care & enjoy,
Florence