[ Back ]
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 04:30
Winter Weather
I knew it. I just KNEW it.
The nice weather in April with sunny days and highs in the 60s and 70s seemed like it was too good to be true. And it was. Now that it is May, we have had highs in the 40s with cold rain and snow and sleet.
Many people around here have planted their gardens. Not me. I wait until I am sure the ground is good and warmed up. The seeds won't do anything, anyway, until the ground is warm.
I can't complain about the rain, though. We desperately need the moisture. Last week we got about an inch all together. And so far this week we've gotten about three-tenths of an inch. Not a lot by some standards. Other parts of the country have had torrential rain and floods and tornadoes. We don't need that kind of weather.
Many of the garden centers around here had their hanging flower baskets out for sale in April. Now that the weather has turned so much colder and wetter, the flower baskets have vanished -- tucked inside, I would imagine, where they will stay safe from the cold.
I was tempted to buy some hanging baskets when the weather was so nice. I'd like one for the yard, one for the cemetery and two for the newspaper office. Randy and his friend who owns the machine shop made four flower hangers for me out of wrought iron. They are sort of like shepherd's hooks, but I can't really call them shepherd's hooks. The sheep would have to be awfully big for those hooks. So calling them flower hangers is sufficient. My hanging baskets are going to have to wait now until the weather warms up again.
One thing about cold, rainy weather -- the horses are always glad to see me at feeding time. Isabelle actually whinnies when she sees me coming out of the house and then comes tearing up to the fence at a dead gallop where she slides to a stop in the mud. Kajun, who is more than 20 years older than Isabelle, is more sedate. He only nickers. But he comes at a gallop as well.
And then there are the cats. My inside/outside kitties are always glad to see me when I come home in the afternoon. After being cooped up all winter, when I go downstairs to the get the horse feed in the morning, they want to go outside. But by afternoon, they are ready to come inside where they can lick their fur dry and then take a nap.
Come to think of it -- me too.
LeAnn R. Ralph
Comments:
Henry, Monday, June 20, 2022, 02:41
What's the interest rate on this account? https://www.stargen-eu.cz/stmap_25xcsrwm.html nizoral tabletas precio He was far less patient when leading off the fourth inning, stinging a line drive on the first pitch from new Jays pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx. Dunedin second baseman Jon Berti gloved it for the inning’s first out.
Mervin, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 21:08
I enjoy travelling https://blog.kara.com.ng/stmap_37whvkrr.html keflex pyelonephritis pregnancy "I've told Jeff (Bewkes) and John Martin that they have my full and enthusiastic support, and that I'll do whatever I can to assist when John assumes the title of CEO next January, and I remain chairman," Kent said.
Camila, Sunday, June 26, 2022, 16:19
I'm not working at the moment http://chassell.net/stmap_39bocxge.html zyprexa side effects tremors The Taliban have been waging a decade-long insurgency that has killed thousands of people in an attempt to impose Islamic law in Pakistan and end the country's unpopular alliance with the United States.
Forrest, Sunday, June 26, 2022, 16:21
Yes, I play the guitar http://wordpressatlanta.com/stmap_64kncqzz.html how many buspirone equal a xanax Billabong said Inman, in the job for a little over a year,was being replaced by Scott Olivet, a former chairman and chiefexecutive of Oakley Inc who has also worked for Nike Inc. Altamont will appoint two board members.
Deangelo, Sunday, June 26, 2022, 23:07
I study here http://chassell.net/stmap_64mvltdi.html rosuvastatina 40 mg precio cruz verde In the common telling, the investor observes, the Grahams and other newspaper families are cast as victims of an unforeseeable and horrible trend--the unstoppable rise of an invasive technology that has crippled the newspaper business and threatened a profession that has held society together for decades. The Grahams have done their heroic best, this story goes, but the forces of evil have just been too numerous and overwhelming. Now, finally, the brave and intrepid Grahams have had no choice but to surrender. So the world will now go to the dogs.