March 16, 2005
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SPRING has SPRUNG
While much of the rest of the country is still wrestling with the last winter snows, we are having a fabulous Spring. The combo of cool nights, warm days and rain has caused first the Camellias and now the Azaleas, Dogwood, and Redbuds to explode.
Our yard has thousands of Azaleas this year. The squirrels think they are in heaven (They eat them!) but even they can’t make much of a dent. We had three inches of rain today, so I suppose our place will become even lusher.
When we lived in the midwest (Southern Indiana) we had lots of woods and by the end of March we were beginning to get wildflowers like crazy. They had to be up and running before the trees leafed out in April and May.
Here in North Florida, the live oaks never lose their leaves so we are pretty green most of the year - that’s not to say they don’t shed- they do but get new leaves immediately.
Our grass doesn’t stay green all year like the rye grass of the midwest, but it’s beginning to show signs of life. My yard maintenance doesn’t start until April 1, I’m afraid they will have quite a job by then. I can’t do it- I left my yard tractor and mower in Indiana (heh heh).
Comments (2)
Spring is wonderful
RYC: I guess I am mostly into being autonomous, but I do like doing things for other people as well. If special things aren't noted in a significant way (my b-day, valentines, etc.) I am hurt. I try to do special things on occasion - not exactly daily, but often enough to make them feel special. Once I made a collage for a guy - just pictures, words cut from magazines, all kinds of random things that were related in some way to us. He loved it and kept talking about how each thing had meaning in some way - that was very cool
I appreciate autonomy, but need something that I am not getting. My bf is WAY too autonomous - except when HE needs something. He always tells me that he just wants me to be happy - I keep telling him that he wants me to be happy doing the things he wants me to do - not the things I myself want to do. Ex. If I read a fictional book he thinks I am wasting my time (and he gets REALLY upset) he thinks I should always be learning. He doesn't understand that fiction can teach you just as much as non-fiction. A friend of mine thinks he is a control freak - and he is. Not excessively - he doesn't follow me around or anything - but at home he just bugs the crap out of me. Perhaps he isn't really as autonomous as I thought.
The swimming pool thing was funny/gross
We are still waiting for spring to make its way to Ohio. The forecast is calling for snow Sunday and Monday. It's beginning to get depressing.
Emily