Dear Gardener's Journal
High 51F, Low 35F
I heard winter was finally coming so I rushed around and took down all the outdoor Christmas lights, then I potted up some house plants. There was a little Johnny Jump Up Viola blooming by the garage.
Love, Carol
Monday, January 2, 2012
Dear Gardener's Journal
High 31F, Low 20F
Welcome, winter! Oh, look a dusting of snow on the ground in the morning and snow flurries, too. I think that little Johnny Jump Up Viola by the garage is probably done blooming now.
Love, Carol
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Dear Gardener's Journal,
High 29F, Low 13F
Bitterly cold and windy, but sunny. At least the temperatures have gotten in the swing of winter. I wore a pair of long-johns. Should I tell you that kind of stuff, Gardener's Journal? It's too cold to check on that little Johnny Jump Up Viola.
Love, Carol
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Dear Gardener's Journal,
High 43F, Low 29F
Geez, that cold spell didn't last long, but at least it was partly cloudy. I'm getting ready to settle in for some real winter now. Good bye Johnny Jump Up blooming by the garage.
Love, Carol
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Dear Gardener's Journal,
High 51F, Low 25F
What a pretty, sunny day. If I hadn't been at work I might have been tempted to do some garden clean up this afternoon. There are some weeds in the vegetable garden that probably loved this weather. But really, we need some winter.
Love, Carol
Friday, January 6, 2012
Dear Gardener's Journal
High 58F, Low 37F
Another pretty, sunny day. Where did winter go? Come on now, don't mess with me. I'm ready for winter.
Love, Carol
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Dear Gardener's Journal
High 48F, Low 34F
Okay, the temps are moving in the right direction now, though it was so sunny out there. I suppose if I hadn't been conditioned to stay inside by decades of cold January weather, I might have gone out to work in the garden today. That Johnny Jump Up is blooming again. I've enclosed a picture.
Love, Carol
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| Johnny Jump Up Viola blooming in January |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Dear Gardener's Journal
High 45F, Low 29F
Another sunny day. Really? Is this March? Stop messing with me, I want some real winter. If we don't get it now, we'll get it eventually. Right? I'd rather pay now than in March. Oh, by the way, I saw a yellow-flowering Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) at the store, but I didn't buy it.
Love, Carol
Monday, January 9, 2012
High 50F, Low 29F
Sunny and nice, again. I'm starting to get a little freaked out by the lack of winter. Then I feel guilty that I'm not taking advantage of these nice days to do some weeding, or something, outside in the garden. I didn't sleep well last night. I swear it was NOT because I didn't buy the yellow-flowering Crown of Thorns. It's because I miss winter.
Love, Carol
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
High 52F, Low 30F
Sunny and nice again. This weather is really messing with me. The Johnny Jump Up is still blooming. Will we ever get winter? I would like some winter. I'm used to winter. I need winter! Winter, where art thou?
Love, Carol
P.S. I stopped at the store on the way home. They had a yellow-flowering Crown of Thorns. I bought it this time.
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| Euphorbia milii |
Comments
I have been quite busy however in the garden getting all kinds of chores done.
That is much the way our weather has been... but 5 degrees colder on average. Maybe snow this weekend though... I will not hold my breath.