Spring? What's that?
Our ground is still *completely* covered with what was formerly a couple feet of tight-packed snow and has now reduced itself to about 6-8" of compressed styrofoamish stuff that you can walk on without denting. The ditches are completely full of ice from the last half-hearted thaw. When Spring does actually arrive we're going to have *serious* flooding, but since there's nothing above freezing in the next 10 days' forecast I guess we don't have to worry about THAT problem any time soon. Aaaaargh.
And it's not b/c this is Canada -- we *should* be getting our first crocus blooms right about now, and they should've started tapping the maples a week or two ago. As it is, I doubt the maples will run for at least another week or two, and as for the crocus, I am thinking well into April. Bizarre!
Pat
Our ground is still *completely* covered with what was formerly a couple feet of tight-packed snow and has now reduced itself to about 6-8" of compressed styrofoamish stuff that you can walk on without denting. The ditches are completely full of ice from the last half-hearted thaw. When Spring does actually arrive we're going to have *serious* flooding, but since there's nothing above freezing in the next 10 days' forecast I guess we don't have to worry about THAT problem any time soon. Aaaaargh.
And it's not b/c this is Canada -- we *should* be getting our first crocus blooms right about now, and they should've started tapping the maples a week or two ago. As it is, I doubt the maples will run for at least another week or two, and as for the crocus, I am thinking well into April. Bizarre!
Pat
