…of January. Temperatures approach 60 degrees. Grasses begin greening, trees budding. Gale-force winds howl and mangle leftover strands of Christmas lights…
Yes, ‘tis an interesting pre-Spring ritual here. Now begins the tricky chore of weather forecasting. When shall we drag out the hoses and being watering the trees in order to prevent stress to them? Will the flowering trees actually do so this year. (They did NOT do so last year in this micro-climate.) Do I need to revive the deer/squirrel repellent this week or next? So many tasks related to the lack of assumed-winter conditions here in the metro area.
All of this to say that I did not sleep until the wind stopped its relentless work last night, and I will grudgingly be watering trees for the next week. Happy days are here again – the skies above are clearer again!