Monday, March 22, 2010

First Day of Spring


Missouri spring photo courtesy of MumBum, 3/20/10

Our first day of spring here in Connecticut was simply beautiful! Clear blue skies and temps that hovered just below 70º. My mom and dad's first day of spring in Missouri? Not so much! Though their daffodils are far advanced from what we have to offer, all the ground was covered with snow, and their temperature closer to 35º. That's right, Missouri and most of the midwest had a spring snow and ice storm on the first day of spring! But...isn't it just beautiful?

Connecticut spring photo courtesy of me(!), 3/20/10

Here are the same daffodils I posted just a few days ago. Amazing how much they have grown in just a few days! Of course, the rest of our week is supposed to be dreary, cold and rainy so when they decide to bloom is anyone's guess. (I have noticed, and Miss LaLa has gleefully pointed out to me, that there are daffs already in bloom all around our town, just not in my garden...YET!)

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xoabb

expecting spring!

12 comments:

  1. Wonderful! Love to see the plants grow in the spring! Right now I'm ecstatic over the fact that the Health Care has finally passed! Not perfect, but sure as hell better than before!!! Hope you have a terrific week!

    Sylvia

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  2. I noticed today the first 3 inches of my tulips breaking the ground. Thing is - that means it's going to snow at least another 3 feet at any time now!

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  3. Beautiful and fantastic shots !! Simply amazing !!

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  4. That's incredible about the snow in MO. Wasn't this weekend gorgeous?

    wv: suadis. Suadis up with this change back to cold, dreary weather after such a beuatiful weekend?

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  5. Such a wonderful contrast. Glad the snow was in MO and not in CT.

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  6. A thoroughly lovely weekend .. especially seeing you, Jules and of course the gracious LaLa ...

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  7. Oh thank GOD we didn't get snow this far south in Mo, although, the Farmer's Almanac says we're suppose to get snow the last 2 days of March, so we'll see.
    I have my mom's jonquils on my page, too, come have a look see. LoL!

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  8. Happy Spring to you, my friend! I need to plant new daffodils. The ones here at the manor house must be very old. They never bloom.

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  9. You're still ahead of us here. I have about an inch of greens peeking out at me. It can't be long now. Happy spring to you. :)

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  10. Yours may be the last to bloom, but they'll be the prettiest!

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  11. On this day when our temperature is forecast to hit the mid-seventies, it's hard to remember that our daffodils looked just like your Mum's on the first day of spring.

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