Vernal Equinox - SPRING is here!!

15 years ago

I've coffee in hand and the WS forum tuned in, watching for the sunrise and counting down the minutes until 7:44 a.m. EDT when the sun stands over the equator and formally opens the 2009 Spring Season.

I've seen how active this forum is during the 'dead' of winter so can only imagine how much excitement this magic day will further infuse us 'north hemispherians' with the overpowering URGE TO GARDEN.

Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages: Grab your trowels (and jugs). Let the games begin! wooohoooo

Kris

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ellenr22 - NJ - Zone 6b/7a
15 years ago
thanks for telling me the time. I am awake and will do a salute to Mother Nature at 7:44.

ellen
kiddo_1
Original Author
15 years ago
Well, that was exciting. And, at 7:44 and 30 seconds, there were snowflakes. You go, Mom Nature!
Kris
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tepelus
15 years ago
Ya'll crack me up!

Karen
kiddo_1
Original Author
15 years ago
tepelus - yepper! :-D
karendee
15 years ago
Of course on the first day of spring it was below freezing here!

I did not salute Mom Nature cause I was driving on the Hwy at the time.

I would have gotten some strange looks!

Welcome Spring....

Karen

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token28001
15 years ago
Feels like I've been waiting my whole life for this day to arrive. Sheesh.
daisy08(London UK)
15 years ago
Karen,

that little bird is soooo sweeeet. now she is sitting on my desktop :)
kiddo_1
Original Author
15 years ago
Karen, yep, "safety first" while driving. good for you ;-D LOL
Token - yah, you've been jumping up and down for umpteen weeks for spring and you have the nerve to tell MOI to calm down? Hahahaha

That little chick is looking out at us and thinking - "Who the heck are all those crazies?"

Kris
token28001
15 years ago
Be quiet Kris. You're going to ruin my stalwart reputation.

Come on April!
kiddo_1
Original Author
15 years ago
Token - APRIL??? Live for the MOMENT, man! ;-D
Kris
P.S. and about your reputation.... *evil grin*
dorisl
15 years ago
I got poppies and swiss chard as a gift from mom today on this highly momentous occassion of the arrival of spring 09.

:)
diggerdee zone 6 CT
15 years ago
We had a lovely snow shower to usher in the first day of spring. I knew it wasn't going to stick, but it's still not what I wanted to see!

At least now the sun is out, so that makes it feel more like spring. And I may be able to do a second round of sowing this afternoon, since I'm so caught up on my chores today. Yay!

:)
Dee
laura_42
15 years ago
Happy Spring, everyone! We can get snow here in northern Colorado until late May, but it's a small price to pay for living in paradise...

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kiddo_1
Original Author
15 years ago
Wow laura, glad you've had enough time to dig out of THAT little 'snow event'. It just screams WINTER solstice 2006!
Hope the weather today is more paradise-like than the pic.

Dee - we have bright sunshine here too, today but nasty cold and bitter wind. *shiver* I'm holding off with sowing my WS annuals for a couple days... I heard the seed packs whimpering in fear... LOL

Kris
laura_42
15 years ago
Yep Kris, it was indeed Dec. '06. Were you here for that one?

Weather's much better behaved at the moment. But I keep reminding myself that in March '03 it was a balmy 75 degrees right before this happened...

Here is a link that might be useful: March Blizzard
diggerdee zone 6 CT
15 years ago
I have to say that despite the snow flurries, and rather cold temps today, I was very surprised to find about a dozen jugs with new sprouts in them today! Not exactly huge sprouts, but definitely germination going on - and I just checked all the jugs either yesterday or the day before, so this was in the last day or two.

NOW I feel like it is really spring! (Although your photo made me shudder, Laura, lol - and not from cold! I hope the snow you may get in May isn't nearly THAT bad?!)

:)
Dee
kiddo_1
Original Author
15 years ago
Laura - wow, that was some storm!
Dee - I'm envious - I still have just the 2 sprouts, one hollyhock and 1 feverfew. Those babies need some friends!
laura_42
15 years ago
Dee -- Nah, May snows are usually never more than an inch or so, and aren't common most years. I just went and looked it up, and the last time we officially experienced a heavy-duty May storm was awhile back, in 1978. (27 inches of wet sloppy snow.)

Kiddo -- I think I'm officially suffering from Sprout Envy, as well...

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