On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:52:09 GMT, Puester >
wrote:

>It's April 10. Spring flowers are in bloom. The lupine,
>iris and day lilies are about 6 inches tall.
>
>The flowering and fruit trees are in bloom (You can see
>where this is going, can't you?) including our two mature
>apricot trees. Leaves are emerging from buds on shade trees.
>
>We had many days in the low 70's in March.
>
>Today it is 30 degrees and SNOWING, with 6-8 inches forecast.
>
>Here we go, another year w/o home-grown apricots.
>
>I can't decide if it's fools not learning from former errors
>or hope springing eternal, but over the weekend we planted
>two cherry trees and another apricot (we hope it's a
>later-blooming one.)
>
>;-(
>gloria p


I remember when we lived in Denver it snowed on the day before
Mother's Day.

Here in western NC last year we had 4 nights of 25 degree temperatures
over Easter weekend. Messed up our strawberries, broccoli, and
cabbage. To say nothing about the commercial peach and apple
orchards.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)