Spring officially announced its arrival with the pollen storm to end all pollen storms. I noticed the outflowing of yellow snow on Tuesday. I had parked my car outside and within less than an hour, it was covered with a layer of pollen. Combine that with the wind and dry conditions here lately and you have a full blown pollen storm.
The Bradford pears always bloom here at the end of February or early March, but the pine trees, dogwoods and the majority of hardwood trees REALLY work hard to show up one another come late March. Grown Dawg and I noticed how the pine trees were loaded down with the small blue/purple pollen cones over the weekend. And today they had all turned yellow.
The parking lots have a dull green / yellow coating on them and everyone is starting to complain of their allergies. The drug companies must love this time of year. Sort of like Black Friday for every other company in the world.
I am just waiting for the non-existent Spring showers right now.
At least it is starting to get closer to fishing season!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Thank Heavens for Warm Weather and other Stuff
This past week's weather has been a wonderful peek at Spring. But in the southeast, we really don't have a true spring. Just early summer in my opinion. Winter has been long enough and cold enough for me. Fortunately, we have already had some days in the eighties. A nice chance to open the house up and have some fresh air moving through. We even have had to turn the air conditioner on for a few hours on Monday. It is funny how excited you get about using the air conditioner. I am sure that mid-August, I will be missing days like that.
Other wonderful 'spring things' that have gone on include daffodils and Bradford pears blooming. The early pollen haze is already here. Day lillies are sprouting, but flowers will not be here for a bit. The brown yard is starting to get green patches of weeds as well as some of the grass is sprouting back.
I LOVE THE SOUTH!
Other random life stuff:
Mama Dawg had her knee replaced the end of January and has done fabulous and has actually been discharged from therapy as of Friday.
Our granddaughter, 'H Dawg' turned 6 months old.
One of our real dogs had some surgery and had to wear a cone on his head for 10 days. It came off today - THANK HEAVENS!
Water temperature at Apache Pier is up to 55 degrees, so there will be some good fishing sooner rather than later.
Grown Dawg has been spending time on the boat under the watchful eye of David Perry of Marine Service Center in Murrell's Inlet and has been pulling a good friend's flatbed trailer in anticipation of boat hauling.
Hopefully, fishing news will be in the next post.
Other wonderful 'spring things' that have gone on include daffodils and Bradford pears blooming. The early pollen haze is already here. Day lillies are sprouting, but flowers will not be here for a bit. The brown yard is starting to get green patches of weeds as well as some of the grass is sprouting back.
I LOVE THE SOUTH!
Other random life stuff:
Mama Dawg had her knee replaced the end of January and has done fabulous and has actually been discharged from therapy as of Friday.
Our granddaughter, 'H Dawg' turned 6 months old.
One of our real dogs had some surgery and had to wear a cone on his head for 10 days. It came off today - THANK HEAVENS!
Water temperature at Apache Pier is up to 55 degrees, so there will be some good fishing sooner rather than later.
Grown Dawg has been spending time on the boat under the watchful eye of David Perry of Marine Service Center in Murrell's Inlet and has been pulling a good friend's flatbed trailer in anticipation of boat hauling.
Hopefully, fishing news will be in the next post.
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