View Full Version : Goodbye Winter 2009!
festivalgirl
03-19-2009, 03:19 PM
Fest Season is definitely upon us!!
Vernal Equinox Mar 20 2009 7:44 AM EDT
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tangledupinblue
03-19-2009, 03:22 PM
I don't normally like goodbye's but this is a goody!
Spring has Sprung!!! YIPPPEEEE!!!! Best time of the year fo sho!
Frosty
03-19-2009, 03:27 PM
This time of year always melts my heart.
jolie
03-19-2009, 03:29 PM
Adios!
The azaleas are in bloom.. Today I have 2 yellow iris' blooming. Got some bell peppers, jalapenos, banana peppers, tomatoes, squash in the ground this morning. Green beans and eggplant tomorrow. Time to go work on the tan!!
It is a fine time indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phatpapa
03-19-2009, 03:34 PM
To be honest, I'm not ready for winter to be over :( . I hope to ski a good bit more:)
festivalgirl
03-19-2009, 03:36 PM
spring has sprung
the grass has riz
i wonder where the birdie iz
the bird is on the wing
but that's absurd
i thought the wing was on the bird
tangledupinblue
03-19-2009, 03:36 PM
To be honest, I'm not ready for winter to be over :( . I hope to ski a good bit more:)
Just stop it already.....bring your bunny ears to NOLA NOW!!!
festivalgirl
03-19-2009, 03:37 PM
To be honest, I'm not ready for winter to be over :( . I hope to ski a good bit more:)
i'm guessing there will be spring skiing this year.
piscesgirl
03-19-2009, 03:49 PM
Halle-freakin-lujah!!! I am so tired of cold! Hooray sunshine! Hooray for not shocking myself on every doorknob, car door, and unfortunate person I touch! Hooray for non-staticky hair! Hooray short sleeves! Hooray shorts...well, okay maybe not shorts until I get a tan on my pasty white legs but I'm sure you get my drift.
Of course, I'll probably be complaining about the heat by June but I'll try to hold off until at least August.
tangledupinblue
03-19-2009, 03:52 PM
Halle-freakin-lujah!!! I am so tired of cold! Hooray sunshine! Hooray for not shocking myself on every doorknob, car door, and unfortunate person I touch! Hooray for non-staticky hair! Hooray short sleeves! Hooray shorts...well, okay maybe not shorts until I get a tan on my pasty white legs but I'm sure you get my drift.
Of course, I'll probably be complaining about the heat by June but I'll try to hold off until at least August.
HA HA....so you have the shocking problem as well? I hate that crap!
Amy Winette
03-19-2009, 04:30 PM
Yay! It's actually in the 40s and melting here today, ahhh, feels like spring . . .
stlbarb
03-19-2009, 09:24 PM
%^*&$#! Spring
its been warm and wet and the everything is blooming early.
and its the worst anyone's allergies have been in years.
Lostcajun
03-19-2009, 09:26 PM
Allergies, there too!!!!!!!
mightyradgumbo
03-19-2009, 09:45 PM
Ummm there was only one week of Winter this year, wasn't there? It happened when I was in Boston for Christmas....Not sure of any other really wintery conditions that I experienced. :p
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
03-19-2009, 11:09 PM
this is my favorite time of the year March/April/May
Phatpapa
03-19-2009, 11:12 PM
Ummm there was only one week of Winter this year, wasn't there? It happened when I was in Boston for Christmas....Not sure of any other really wintery conditions that I experienced. :p
Yea, but you got the heat and humidity to look forward to in the next 5 months or so:p
mightyradgumbo
03-19-2009, 11:14 PM
Yea, but you got the heat and humidity to look forward to in the next 5 months or so:p
Bring it on, baybee....loves me the hot summer time weather
stlbarb
03-19-2009, 11:16 PM
Bring it on, baybee....loves me the hot summer time weather
i'm sure half naked wimmens doesnt have anything to do with it.
mightyradgumbo
03-19-2009, 11:18 PM
i'm sure half naked wimmens doesnt have anything to do with it.
There are half naked wimmens included in the deal? ding, ding, ding we have a winnah!
sophisticated sissy
03-19-2009, 11:24 PM
I was just talking to Pokerchick, and she said the azaleas are in bloom! I can't believe it! We won't see them here before next month.
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
03-19-2009, 11:56 PM
I was just talking to Pokerchick, and she said the azaleas are in bloom! I can't believe it! We won't see them here before next month.
azaleas in our yard started blooming 4 weeks ago. All of the trees are green again.
pokerchick66
03-20-2009, 12:08 AM
I was just talking to Pokerchick, and she said the azaleas are in bloom! I can't believe it! We won't see them here before next month.
Yes, pink ones and white ones in my yard! Also two white crocuses have bloomed and all the dogwood trees and what are those trees with the purple blooms on them? Those are blooming,too. I don't even wanna get into the wisteria up here. In a few weeks Tuscaloosa turns totally lavender with those things. They're everywhere! :)
NYMAMA
03-20-2009, 07:05 AM
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w133/NYMAMA_01/MISC/happy_spring_violas.gif
I am soooooooooooo ready!
NYMAMA
03-20-2009, 07:07 AM
Ummm there was only one week of Winter this year, wasn't there? It happened when I was in Boston for Christmas....Not sure of any other really wintery conditions that I experienced. :p
Braggart! sure rub it in.;) :rolleyes:
Tivia
03-20-2009, 07:24 AM
Spring is here in North idaho...
Chicks are hatching, our ducklings are splashing around and the turkey poults are poking around where the snow has melted.
I can feel the warmth arriving...soon!
NYMAMA
03-20-2009, 08:24 AM
It is @#(%!n& SNOWING!!!!!!!!
Belle
03-20-2009, 08:25 AM
HA HA....so you have the shocking problem as well? I hate that crap!
I noticed the absence of static while changing the linens yesterday. The cats are much calmer on the bed as well. LOL.
Our Forsythia is in bloom and the peepers are make a ruckus
Amy Winette
03-20-2009, 10:21 AM
Nothing's blooming here yet. We've still got a lot of snow to melt, but it is going. Then it's mud season for awhile, yippee!!
mwgirlonherown
03-20-2009, 10:39 AM
We had a friggin snow squall here in NYC less than a hour ago. I thought that s#%* stayed north of interstate 84!
RitaZero
03-20-2009, 11:19 AM
Pink and white azaleas blooming here for a few weeks. I always have to resist the temptation to plant veggies now because no matter who I recruit to care for my garden while I'm at JazzFest I come home to a dead garden...
I developed allergies a couple of years ago. I was at JazzFest, eyes burning and watering. I thought it was due to the dust and grass at the fairgrounds and the fact I wear contacts. I removed my contacts but the problem didn't go away. My friend said, "You have allergies! Here's a Claritan." I took the Claritan and the symptoms went away.
I like to take a more natural approach to medicine so I found this great herbal tincture that works extremely well for pollen allergies. If I take a half an eye dropper per day all year I'm fine when allergy season rolls around (so far no problems this year - the acacias bloom in January.) If I run out and don't take it for a couple of weeks I can get into serious problems, but a higher dose takes care of it right away.
It's called Ambrosia and it can be mail ordered here:
http://www.fiveflavorsherbs.com/tinctures/
There is evidence that rising temperatures are causing the pollen count to go up so people, particularly women over 40 (like me,) are developing allergies at this point in their lives.
I hope this is able to help some of you as much as it helps me!
NeenAtlanta
03-20-2009, 11:39 AM
Happy Happy Spring everyone - I've been digging it for a few weeks now here in Atlanta. First the daffodils, then the cherry and pear trees bloomed last week, now the azaelas are starting to pop out. In another week or so - the dogwoods. It's an amazingly magical time in Atlanta - everyone plants tons of flowering trees and shrubs down here, so when you drive around in the spring it is overwhelmingly beautiful.
Plus my camelias bloomed really late this year -so they are all still covered with flowers too.
Top it all off with daylight savings time and I'm blissing out!
Happy Happy Spring everyone - I've been digging it for a few weeks now here in Atlanta. First the daffodils, then the cherry and pear trees bloomed last week, now the azaelas are starting to pop out. In another week or so - the dogwoods. It's an amazingly magical time in Atlanta - everyone plants tons of flowering trees and shrubs down here, so when you drive around in the spring it is overwhelmingly beautiful.
Plus my camelias bloomed really late this year -so they are all still covered with flowers too.
Top it all off with daylight savings time and I'm blissing out!
Yeh U Rite Neen. Me and the boys were sitting around the Yacht Club one Saturday a couple of weeks ago discussing how Spring was our favorite time of year. Fall is real nice after a hot, southern Summer but the wimmins don't look as good in the Fall as they do in the Spring. The flowers are nice to. Since losing so much weight, the allergies don't bother me as much.
festivalboy
03-20-2009, 12:06 PM
Fest Season is definitely upon us!!
Vernal Equinox Mar 20 2009 7:44 AM EDT
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t38/slangius/posts/sun.jpg
Happy Spring for us here in the North.... Were all ready for some warmth!
Can we ease into it please.... It's always hot here in L.A.
Happy Fall for those of you down under.... A cool down is upon you!
15 years ago today I arrived in Australia for a grand adventure. The first day of your Fall.
Friends and I spent 2 weeks Mountain Biking in South Australia & on Kangaroo Island.
My first experience with the flip/flop of seasons.
So let's all enjoy the change! The world is a mighty interesting place.
Phatpapa
03-20-2009, 12:11 PM
Nothing's blooming here yet. We've still got a lot of snow to melt, but it is going. Then it's mud season for awhile, yippee!!
Nothing blooming here except the college kids on spring break.
I still have 4' of snow in my back yard
pokerchick66
03-20-2009, 12:12 PM
It's an amazingly magical time in Atlanta - everyone plants tons of flowering trees and shrubs down here, so when you drive around in the spring it is overwhelmingly beautiful.
Same here, Neen. :)
NeenAtlanta
03-20-2009, 12:12 PM
Same here, Neen. :)
I know - it sure is sweet living in the south, isn't it Mon?
pokerchick66
03-20-2009, 12:13 PM
I know - it sure is sweet living in the south, isn't it Mon?
Bless our hearts! :D
I wouldn't live anywhere else except maybe a tropical island.
sophisticated sissy
03-20-2009, 10:33 PM
'Tis Spring, 'tis Spring
The bird is on the wing;
Absurd, absurd,
The wing is on the bird.:)
Maggie
03-22-2009, 07:06 PM
Orange/Citrus Blossoms are in full bloom and so heavenly to smell. I roast coffee beans in my backyard and I kept thinking, this roast smells like jasmine, finally realized it was the Citrus Blooms. The last 2 weekends have been perfect & smells like orange blossom perfume every time I am outside. Azaleas in my yard are petering out, but I do have pineapples emerging :) It will soon be horribly hot & humid, summers are hell.
Amy Winette
03-22-2009, 07:52 PM
It's snowing/slushing here. Boo!!!!! :(
pokerchick66
03-22-2009, 08:42 PM
It's snowing/slushing here. Boo!!!!! :(
Move to the South. ;)
stlbarb
03-22-2009, 09:10 PM
Move to the South. ;)
win the lottery.
winter in the south.
summer in the north.
what are those trees with the purple blooms on them?
Redbuds or crabapple
Hollyhawk
03-22-2009, 10:27 PM
Redbuds or crabapple
or Jacaranda
sophisticated sissy
03-23-2009, 12:50 AM
Yes, ... and what are those trees with the purple blooms on them? Those are blooming,too. :)
The lilacs? I love those! They don't flower here until the end of April. I love them!
RitaZero
03-23-2009, 01:27 AM
The lilacs? I love those! They don't flower here until the end of April. I love them!
You just gotta love a thread that reports which flowers are blooming all over the country! (Make that WORLD!)
pokerchick66
03-23-2009, 08:27 AM
Lilacs are bushes
Exactly. What I'm talking about are TREES.
Delta
03-23-2009, 08:52 AM
Exactly. What I'm talking about are TREES.
Redbuds, if it's just the little red/purple bud-shaped blooms and no leaves on dark, almost black limbs. Crabapples have proper flower-shaped blooms.
Our spirea and wisteria is taking over and the azaleas and camellias are gorgeous right now.
NeenAtlanta
03-23-2009, 11:54 AM
Redbuds, if it's just the little red/purple bud-shaped blooms and no leaves on dark, almost black limbs. Crabapples have proper flower-shaped blooms.
Our spirea and wisteria is taking over and the azaleas and camellias are gorgeous right now.
I just love wisteria. Such a beautiful vine, with those huge falls of grape-like blooms, and the smell is just heavenly. I've thought about planting some, but wasn't sure if it harms trees?
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o64/NeenAtlanta/Wisteria20floribunda.jpg
Carolina Beadhead
03-23-2009, 12:30 PM
Not sure if it harms trees but it surely is a BIG bee attracter!! :eek:
Delta
03-23-2009, 05:39 PM
It has completely taken over a huge tree in our backyard and we whack large chunks down every year. I thought I had solved the problem by planting my white one smack in the middle of the front yard with nothing even close to it. NOT! It sent tendrils up and out and latched onto the bottom (at least 10' or more off the ground) limbs of the oak in the next door neighbors yard. It's also purple after the years of being pollinated by the vine that ate Jackson in the backyard. You have to really, really, really love the stuff to grow it.
I had 2 dogwoods in the back, but the drought a couple of years ago got one of them. This is the first year since then that they've been so prolific in natural settings too. My studio is on the Natchez Trace so I get to see the stuff growing wild on a daily basis, both on the way into the studio and because our working deck backs up to one of the turn-offs. Beautiful setting.
Phatpapa
03-23-2009, 06:22 PM
Good storm coming in
Looking like 8"-12" today and tonight here.
Potters, ya'll gettin' any???? (snow)
VWGal
03-23-2009, 06:49 PM
It's snowing/slushing here. Boo!!!!! :(
We had about a foot on Saturday night...but it's melting a little today...just in time for another storm on Wednesday. Can't imagine you have as much snow as last year Amy...that was a doozy!
VWGal
03-23-2009, 06:50 PM
win the lottery.
winter in the south.
summer in the north.
Barb, that's exactly what I plan to do....in a few years...lottery or NOT! Anyone want to share a short-term rental in NOLA, January to May??????:D
pokerchick66
03-23-2009, 07:02 PM
Redbuds, if it's just the little red/purple bud-shaped blooms and no leaves on dark, almost black limbs.
Yes! It is! Thank you, Southern Mama!! :D
Phatpapa
03-23-2009, 07:09 PM
win the lottery.
winter in the south.
summer in the north.
That would make it mighty hard to SKI :rolleyes:
stlbarb
03-23-2009, 07:29 PM
That would make it mighty hard to SKI :rolleyes:
if you go really far south, you can ski in New Zealand.
Amy Winette
03-23-2009, 09:40 PM
Good storm coming in
Looking like 8"-12" today and tonight here.
Potters, ya'll gettin' any???? (snow)
We were actually down in Salt Lake today for doc appts for Natalie and they seemed to be getting more snow than we got here. Not much accumulation. I think more is in the forecast though . . .
Amy Winette
03-23-2009, 09:41 PM
We had about a foot on Saturday night...but it's melting a little today...just in time for another storm on Wednesday. Can't imagine you have as much snow as last year Amy...that was a doozy!
YYR VW, last winter was crazy! We had a lot more snow on the ground still this time last year. Flew out to Fest in a blizzard, we were still getting snow in June!
On another topic, lilacs are my fave. They won't bloom here for awhile (maybe May?)
NeenAtlanta
03-24-2009, 10:09 AM
It has completely taken over a huge tree in our backyard and we whack large chunks down every year. I thought I had solved the problem by planting my white one smack in the middle of the front yard with nothing even close to it. NOT! It sent tendrils up and out and latched onto the bottom (at least 10' or more off the ground) limbs of the oak in the next door neighbors yard. It's also purple after the years of being pollinated by the vine that ate Jackson in the backyard. You have to really, really, really love the stuff to grow it.
I had 2 dogwoods in the back, but the drought a couple of years ago got one of them. This is the first year since then that they've been so prolific in natural settings too. My studio is on the Natchez Trace so I get to see the stuff growing wild on a daily basis, both on the way into the studio and because our working deck backs up to one of the turn-offs. Beautiful setting.
That's amazing that it snuck into your neighbors yard!
I have a friend who pulls down the vines and uses them to make beautiful art baskets, the vines are really pretty.
NeenAtlanta
03-24-2009, 10:11 AM
YYR VW, last winter was crazy! We had a lot more snow on the ground still this time last year. Flew out to Fest in a blizzard, we were still getting snow in June!
On another topic, lilacs are my fave. They won't bloom here for awhile (maybe May?)
I love lilacs too - always had some growing up, up north. But they are sooo difficult to grown in the south. I think it just doesn't get cold enough here, or something.
Phatpapa
03-24-2009, 04:52 PM
We were actually down in Salt Lake today for doc appts for Natalie and they seemed to be getting more snow than we got here. Not much accumulation. I think more is in the forecast though . . .
Kewl. I hope the appts go well
jolie
03-26-2009, 01:34 PM
Yes all the signs that Spring is in full force around here, azeleas, wisteria growing wild, trees and flowers blooming...
And today, finally.. one last thing.. I saw this fellow/gal lurking around in my back yard......
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n73/cantrellclack/DSC06644.jpg
freebo
03-26-2009, 01:43 PM
Nice, Jolie!
Gator country... I love it!
(Here in Florida we have them, too...)
I have to remind people sometimes: When you go in the water, you're entering the food chain.
:eek:
Phatpapa
03-26-2009, 05:57 PM
Ok, I know ya'll hear this from me every spring. Especially last year when it was still snowing when I left for fest. I was ready for it to end then.
Powder day today!! 28" in 72 hours with more on the way.
BigDag
03-26-2009, 09:09 PM
For the life of me, I don't understand what people see in snow.
I've lived south of I-10 for over 30 years, and hope to stay here the rest of my life.