Reply #46: March has not been particularly gentle for me [View All]

[Tansy_Gold]

The day job dumped on me -- again -- and I had a variety of other obligations, so it's been kinda hit or miss. This may be my first relatively free week-end for almost a month.

I've been mentally humming the Vivaldi for a couple of days now, as temps have finally hit the low 80s and it feels like spring.

We took quite a hit with the frost this winter and lost a lot of the young agaves and yuccas we planted last year, but most of the rest of the plants are coming back fine. The various prickly pear species are getting flower buds and new pads. The bird of paradise (four red-and-orange, one yellow) are sending out new growth. The aloes have started to bloom.

One of the sure signs of spring is the red-tailed hawks perched on the freeway light poles. They're out in force now. Yesterday I had a house finch. . . . in the house. This happens when the BF leaves the doors open.

We don't get much snow and ice here in the shadow of Superstition Mountain, but the seasons do change. I'll try to post some pix over the week-end.



TG, TT