Tag Archives: spring

Happy Spring!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Happy Spring! I know the calendar says it isn’t for a couple of weeks, but to me spring always comes on March 6. That was my grandma’s birthday and it is the earliest I have ever seen flowers bloom outdoors … Continue reading →

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April is going out like a lion!

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Remember this photo from earlier this week?    This is exactly the same scene from today.        Yep, it’s really the last day of April.  I tried to get into this greenhouse to give it one last check … Continue reading →

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Brave Crocus

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

The crocus are the first to show color. They are so brave! Especially since our two days of spring turned back into winter. More snow, more rain, more cold. Gotta remember this in July when I’m fussing about being too … Continue reading →

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I love, love, love the Miracle of Spring!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Tulips poking through the tundra. This time of the year is always chaotic. Greenhouses are overflowing, weather doesn’t cooperate, the phone rings off the hook. But in the last couple of days our over-abundance of snow has quickly dissapated. And … Continue reading →

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High Water

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

We’ve been aching for spring around here. After three years in a row of above average rainfall and near record snowfall it doesn’t take much of a melt to turn our normally dry countryside into a solid lake. This week … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

A fellow blogger wrote that it is now her New Year because the calving has started. I know exactly what she means, because today we feel as if spring is finally here. It isn’t the nice (40 degree) temperatures and … Continue reading →

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Melting Pot

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m lucky to say I’m a bit o’this and a bit o’that. Norwegian, Alsatian (French/German), French, English, Irish, Scottish. And probably a few other things I don’t know about! I guess that makes me pretty much American. … Continue reading →

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