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| | From:  Ocker�? (Original Message) | Sent: 1/27/2003 2:30 PM |
The faily mild Winter , at least in our part of the country has certainly confused Mother Nature. The daffodils are well on their way up and the Juniper that I use interspersed with ivy and clematis to screen off the garden is in full flower. The ivy is also putting on vigorous growth as is the lawn grass. Across the road from me the bank in front of the church is a moss of yellow flowers, as yet unidentified. We keep a pair of ducks in the garden, ideal for organic snail and slug disposal, and yesterday the drake attacked me, pecking at my leg and flapping his wings. I picked him ip and totally destroyed his tough guy image by tapping him on the bill. The point being the female must be getting ready to lay and he is asserting his rights over his territory. In January ? Has anyone else noticed early signs of Spring? |
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Hot cross buns and lots of chocolate eggs in the shops? |
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I guess the egg makers are loving it this year.. Easter is late so they will sell more eggs! LOL |
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'tuts' but also LOL. Well at least you buggers are reading these gardening notes , Of course no sooner had I written that opening thread than the country ground to a halt in the grip of snow and ice.  |
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Ocker, the area I live in here in Canada, is known for temperate winters. Not often do we get snow. In fact two nights ago, was the first time this winter, and only got about 1/4". I have seen 4-6", but it doesn't last much more than two or three days. Funny I was noticing the other morning with the snow, the flowering trees. Nice contrast, knowing that spring is in the air. It's a com'n now only 13 days to go as of the writing of this entry. In Victoria, there have been already recorded 3 billion flowers. This city is well known for it's flowering plants. I don't know if you have heard of it, but Buchard Garden's is located not too far from that city.  |
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That's fascinating Smile, but I'm intrigued now... Who actually goes round counting 3 billion flowers... and how long does it take? I mean there may have only been 1 billion when they started and actually 4 or 5 by the time they finished because there were more in the the bits they started from... Its a bit sloppy actually, saying 3 billion. It would sound a lot more convincing if they actually said three billion one hundred and twenty three million three hunred and sixty three thousand four hundred and twenty one, not counting the dandelion outside Starbucks. I mean they would have to have counted every one then wouldn't they? |
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