Finally, a day dawns with crisp sunny skies. We have had a few days of dreary weather. The moisture was nice, but it is nice to see the sun again. I don't know if it has been partly cloudy or partly sunny. I'm going with the partly cloudy, since the sun always shines. One of those weather peoples things I have never figured out. We are actually having March weather now. Temps in the 50's and 60's and of course still windy as can be. There is a chance of a light frost tonite, so I will have to make sure I cover my tender parts, I mean plants. Potatoes are coming up now, and so are the weeds. As the plants grow I will mulch to keep the weeds under control. For now it is manual weed control! I am still amazed at how early some of the flowering trees are in bloom. The lilacs are in full bloom and the fragrance is just overwhelming. I can remember when I was younger, lilacs would be in bloom in May. Sometimes even late May. The past few years it has been getting earlier and earlier. Some years even getting nipped by frost. This is about the earliest though. The red bud trees are blooming. This is a couple of weeks earlier than usual. I won't mind it if there is a longer growing season. I just don't want frost in August! I know what some people are attributing it to, but I won't even go there. I may need another prescription from Stephen if I get on that subject!
Speaking of prescriptions, which I really wasn't, the back is doing ok. I have to be careful. Still kind of stiff. One of the causalities of growing older, notice I said older and not old. Just because I could pick up and carry railroad ties when I was younger does not mean I should still do it. The problem is, I can still do it, just not without inflicting serious bodily injury! I guess it is a mind thing. One part of my brain thinks I am still in my younger years. The rest of my brain and my body have yet to convince it of anything different. Growing older is not a bad thing, it is just doing it gracefully, that is the problem.
I would like to pass on a Happy Easter, or Happy Passover.
God Bless all and GOD BLESS AMERICA---johnnyb
yeah... I would avoid the railroad ties...
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I didn't have you on my blog list. I remedied that.
Thanks. Have a good one!
DeleteMany of us have that 'younger mind' problem. I too, once upon a time, could jerk and carry a railroad tie...not anymore. Now my Sweet Wife says, "Call your son." She's a very intelligent woman.
ReplyDeleteThe problem lies in that we don't always take the sound advice of an intelligent woman!
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ReplyDeleteOur weather is just as wonky, with temps back in the 40's to 50's, with cold winds from Canada, making it feel much colder. Sure hope your plants don't get hit with frost.
LOL on the getting older....I think we all suffer from that issue of mind over matter.
Have a happy Easter!
The temps last nite got right to the freezing mark. Don't know yet if any damage.
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