Apr. 23rd, 2013 04:35 pm
Better late
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muckefuckOne thing I hate about travelling in the demi-saison (besides the fact that you have to pack twice as many clothes, since you can never be sure what the weather will bring) is that, no matter where things are, I always feel like I'm gone during the most interesting time and I fear coming back and having "missed everything".
Case in point: This is the week when everything is finally budding. Only two days ago,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
monshu and I were lamenting that trees and shrubs were still bare of buds, but now that's changing rapidly. When I trimmed back the clematis, it seemed to shock it back into dormancy. But from the size of the proto-leaves we noticed last night, I expect it to be shooting out before the end of the week. The firebush is waking up as well, and even the smoketree and our much-transplanted dogwood seem are showing signs of life at long last.
Elsewhere, the forsythia is coming into bloom. Is this the latest that's ever happened or is that just the way it feels? I saw my first open magnolia bloom on Sunday and the tree across from the shuttle stop is only days away from bursting. Tulips are just around the corner. Hyacinths have been out for almost as long as the daffodils, but looking more scraggly this year as if the false springs really took a toll.
Also out for a while already: hellebores and periwinkle (though not ours), and I've seen my first dandelion. Bluebells have been sprouting for some time and are producing deep-purple buds. I hope they're still going when I get back from Arkansas. My sister says that I'll probably miss the Bradford pears when I come down this weekend, but the redbuds may still be at it. As long as I see some dogwoods blooming somewhere, I'll be happy.
Case in point: This is the week when everything is finally budding. Only two days ago,
monshu and I were lamenting that trees and shrubs were still bare of buds, but now that's changing rapidly. When I trimmed back the clematis, it seemed to shock it back into dormancy. But from the size of the proto-leaves we noticed last night, I expect it to be shooting out before the end of the week. The firebush is waking up as well, and even the smoketree and our much-transplanted dogwood seem are showing signs of life at long last.Elsewhere, the forsythia is coming into bloom. Is this the latest that's ever happened or is that just the way it feels? I saw my first open magnolia bloom on Sunday and the tree across from the shuttle stop is only days away from bursting. Tulips are just around the corner. Hyacinths have been out for almost as long as the daffodils, but looking more scraggly this year as if the false springs really took a toll.
Also out for a while already: hellebores and periwinkle (though not ours), and I've seen my first dandelion. Bluebells have been sprouting for some time and are producing deep-purple buds. I hope they're still going when I get back from Arkansas. My sister says that I'll probably miss the Bradford pears when I come down this weekend, but the redbuds may still be at it. As long as I see some dogwoods blooming somewhere, I'll be happy.
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Forsythia blooms.
No longer need I fancy
Fur on thick limbs.
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No, it's definitely late this year. I usually see it end of Feb/beginning of March.