Um…it’s not supposed to snow when we’re nearing the second week of April.
And last week I finally threw away my heavy winter coat because it was tattered…I thought the warm weather was here to stay and I could just buy a new one next winter! So now I’m wearing two smaller jackets to keep warm. Brrr!
Just last week it was in the 60s and 70s and bright and sunny!
You can tell I’m a transplant. I’ve lived here almost 2 years and I’m still not used to Kentucky weather (Kentucky weather changes, to be more precise).
We need a smiley that means “brr!” This one will have to do: That’s how I feel this morning.
It’s 17 degrees here, but Celsius. It’s lovely and has been so for a week. We went surfing in Spanish Point yesterday (bless the wetsuits, the ocean was 10 celsius) and this morning I painted the house. Or most of it, will have to get back up the ladder and finish the trims.
In the UK it’s “If you don’t like the weather, wait fifteen minutes…”
Kentucky isn’t too far off the UK for climate. If I remember rightly. So the rule is “Ne’er cast your clout till the May be out!” And in case there’s any confusion, that means, you don’t take your overcoat off until the Hawthorn is in blossom. And you need to know the difference between Cherry Blossom (blooms in February) Blackthorn (Blooms in late February and March) and Hawthorn (blooms in April/May). It’s easy to spot the difference really. With Cherry-blossom and Blackthorn there are no leaves. With Hawthorn the leaves come first.
Cincinnati’s frost free date is May 15th, although we did have a frost on May 21st a few years ago.
“Usually” one is ok to put tender plants out on Mother’s Day.
The sun is out. The snow’s still here. All the tulips, and I mean all of the tulips, which yesterday were bright as the sun and upright and tall and proper and elegant, are today drooped and wilted and dead.
If any of the herbs in my garden don’t survive the 20 degree temps we’ve been having the past few days, all the better. They wouldn’t have been good for the medicine I grow them for if they can’t take the same climate stresses I live under.
Myself? I dug out my thermal underware again. Last night I even had a pair of sweat pants under my jeans when I went out.
The plus side? (no pun intended) I don’t tell my over-weight friends how many layers of clothing I have on so for the few months of the winter we really bond.
We drove a couple of hours to the western portion of the northern tier of New York state today, while there was still a “lake effect snow warning” issued. It wasn’t too bad (Watertown, the place we were headed, is a bit north of where the bands of snow coming off the lake were hitting)…but it’s always interesting how lake effect snow comes down like mad while the band of snow oscillates toward you, and then when it oscillates away, the sun comes out like nothing happened. In the meantime, you end up with 2 feet of snow on the ground…although, thankfully, this wasn’t the case today.
Here, where I am (not in the lake effect snow belt, despite how close I am to the lakes in general…I’m north enough that it usually doesn’t hit me), we got a dusting and that was it. But it’s cold and windy and nasty none the less.
I am directly in the path of the ribbons of snow off the lakes. Our last frost date isn’t until Victoria Day (May 21st this year). I went out for Easter dinner this evening and am too stuffed now to care what the snow is doing. (erp!)
We’re getting no snow here but the lows have been in the low 20’s and high teens for quite a few days. Tonight some all-time April records for lows may be broken. The days have been mid to high twenties with tons of wind. We were just getting into the early blooming time, so I guess those flowers we won’t have at all as the buds were too far along to stand a hard freeze. Not sure what trees won’t be blooming. I sure hope the red bud trees bloom—they are my favorite. And yep, it is definitely back to wool socks and indoor jackets. I guess this is the payback for winter coming late.
We had snow flurries here in Spokane on Tuesday. The last couple of days it’s been sunny with highs in the mid-60’s. Supposed to rain tomorrow night and get cooler again next week.
I hope I can get outside and dig up my garden and maybe plant my potatoes and onions and peas and carrots before it rains.
That’s how I feel this morning.
I think the tiny forming peaches and pears and apples and plums on my trees are a total loss this year tho’.