Spring where you are~

[Karen]

How far along is spring where you are?

Yesterday was very warm, crocuses were out for the second day, which are usually our first flowers. I know other are already mowing lawns ... far south of here ...

[Taz_Zoee]

LOL, how far along is spring?? Was it ever winter here? NOPE!

This weather is crazy! Such drastic differences between coasts. While the East Coast is being slammed with rain and snow, we are in a severe draught. Go figure.

So basically, it has been Spring here since Summer ended last year.

[kaycountrygal]

Spring has been here awhile in central NC. I've already mowed the yard twice (cut the grass as city folk might say . My daffodils bloomed awhile ago and now the blooms are brownish and look ugly; yellow bell bushes have already bloomed; crab apple peaked last week and blooms are mostly gone; dogwoods are blooming now. In the woods one can see dogwoods and redbud trees. I think all of the trees around here have tiny leaves coming out. We have four bee hives and the bees are out looking for more nectar; they were all over the crab apple. Guess that's about it for now.

[pomtzu]

It's Spring for the most part here in central Delaware, but the mornings are still darn chilly and I still put on my winter jacket when I take Wolfy out for his first outing of the day. It's still sweatshirts as normal attire thru the day too. Had a few days with temps in the 70's, but it's been the low 60's at best. Forsythia, dogwood and cherry all in bloom, and my lilacs are budding. Bulb plants are blooming, and the back acre is turning purple with the wild violets taking over. Grass needs to be mowed but first we have to clean up the winter debris of downed tree branches and even larger limbs, and about a million pine cones all over. The wind this past winter was worse than normal, and created a bigger mess to clear.

[Karen]

Grass needs to be mowed but first we have to clean up the winter debris of downed tree branches and even larger limbs, and about a million pine cones all over. The wind this past winter was worse than normal, and created a bigger mess to clear.

This is only our second early spring in this apartment, so I do not know if this is a biennial thing, but the trees that line the parking lots littered thousands of rather large seed pods all over the place, and the squirrels don't seem to be interested in carrying them off either! So I hope the landlord sends the landscaping crew before the grass starting growing in earnest, or they are gonna have lots of spots where grass won't grow underneath all those seed pods!

[smokey the elder]

What are the shapes of the pods? Are they long and narrow? If so they're catalpas. My grandmother had some of those in her yard. Maples shed millions of these little "keys" both in the fall and spring.
I finally have crocuses over the last 10 days or so; forsythia is VERY late this year; just starting to bloom. Can just start seeing red tree buds.

[Karen]

What are the shapes of the pods? Are they long and narrow? If so they're catalpas. My grandmother had some of those in her yard. Maples shed millions of these little "keys" both in the fall and spring.
I finally have crocuses over the last 10 days or so; forsythia is VERY late this year; just starting to bloom. Can just start seeing red tree buds.

They are, and my sister immediately identified them as such the first time she was here! I will have to watch them this spring, they bear no resemblance to the 3+ foot thick trunked catalpa we had across the street from us when we were kids. I always loved their blossom, thought if the coloring was on the outside is would make a perfect elegant ball gown with massively ruffled hem!