Springtime in Scotland.

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  1. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    This photograph says it all.

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    No it's not in black and white. This is what my garden actually looks like at the moment. :(
     
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  3. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Gee Eileen, our back yards look the same. Eight inches of fresh new snow now blankets the area and it continues to fall as I type.......wait a minute.......Click.....connect.....download......

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    ( photo / image / picture from Jerry Sullivan's Garden )

    So much for spring cleaning the garden. :-(

    Jerry
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I am jealous, I really am. Plants might be growing in my garden already but that just means we are getting closer and closer to the end of my gardening days when 95-110 degree days of summer arrive and that is depressing to me.

    You all know that I would trade weather conditions with either one of you in a heartbeat ;)
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    We had a tiny snowfall today also Eils, nothing like the blanket you have :eek:
     



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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Both are pretty photos. I think I'll stick with my heat however. :stew1:
     
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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    Eileen and Jerry, I'm thinking about emigrating to the south of Spain. Wanna come too?

    I guess I shan't complain about the frost and cold, but I'd love to have some snow on top of the frozen ground. Frost's no fun without the snow, right?
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I'll collect Jerry on route to the airport Droopy and we'll see you in Spain for some frost and snow free weather.
    Bring the suntan lotion and your bikini. ;)

    OH IF ONLY!!
     
  9. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Spain? Si, si. It must be warm there, I''m ready to go.

    Jerry
     
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    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    You all make me soooo happy I live in such a temperate place. So what if a heat wave is 70 F. We hover between 40 and 50 degrees almost year around. That white stuff is for mountain tops ;) Brrrrrrrr
     
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    Eileen my yard looks the same. I think we got 6 or more inches of snow on Monday. Then on Tuesday we had temps in the teens and 20-35 mile an hour winds. :-x I am so ready for spring or a spring vacation.
    In Spain during March they have the Jerez Flamenco Festival all month. I would love to see the dancers.
    I just checked on what it would cost for us to fly to Madrid Spain. :eek: I guess we will have to pass as on going there this year as it was over 1,000.00 per person.
    Yesterday I had to blow out the driveway twice. I was down in the basement working and saw that it was going on 4:00pm. So I came upstairs and checked the driveway in the back as that is where is drifts shut. It looked like it had quite a bit of snow that need to be removed. I had heard the snow plow go threw earlier in the afternoon so I thought I better look out and see how much snow was blocking the driveway. :eek: I could not believe my eyes. The snow was at least 4 1/2 ft. high and 2 1/2 ft. deep. So out I went with my trusty snow blower and attacked that snow bank. At least I could take some of frustration out on it.
    Today is the first day of Spring! What a horrible joke. Our temps are only around 20 degrees again with a wind chill factor that makes it feel like 12 degres. On this next Monday we are suppose to get more ####. Calgon take me away!
     
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    I checked the Gibraltar temps. Between 15°-17°C/59-63°F during the day, down to 7°C/45°F at night. Maybe we'd be better off at the Canary Islands.
     

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