This picture was taken Monday when it was warmer outside, this morning I came downstairs to see that the back deck door had blown open during the 27 degree night - right where I'd brought in the basil plants. On the good side the heater had run all night so I doubt the plants were harmed but Good Gracious I'm going to have a whale of a heat bill.
This time of year is such a tease, the daffodils in full bloom, warm daytime temperatures usually then a super cold night. Some Canadian readers pointed out their temperatures in the comment section and I simply can not fathom how a human being survives.
Jonathan and Paloma generally battle to see who can be the most obstinate child of mine with Joanthan pulling ahead this week big time. I thought about Claudia all night as she'd described her bout with Salinda, while typical in the adoption of older children, is terribly unsettling for the parent who only desired to provide a future for children. This offshoot, this real-life experience is daunting and difficult to weather.
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I thought of you again today when I drove to work, as I have a dashboard thermometer display reading the temperature outside, which maintained a steady -13 the whole way there. It has been such a cold winter this year; yet when I walk my dog outside, I look in gardens and see the tips of daffodils poking up and lots of little patches of 'crocus grass' that shoots up before the flowers come. And our neighbourhood cardinal has begun singing in the mornings. So, even in the icy temperatures up here spring is on its way, even though that might be hard to believe on days like this.
Suzanne
We're not far south of you near Jacksonville FL, and we've had some freeze nights as well. I had to bring in the starter basil and baby curry leaf trees last night- plants with 2 of my favorite scents and flavors; can't lose those.
Our high in upstate NY today is 11 degrees right now.
I had to shovel 2 feet high piles of snow to get the van out of our drive way yesterday morning
Brrrr
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