Today is the first day of spring… that moment when we
celebrate the change of seasons… the day when days and nights are equal… with
days once again wining after a long dark winter when nights rule.
In Washington DC it is the formal beginning of the Cherry Blossom
Festival… but the cherries are not yet
in bloom… as recently as last Monday they were covered with snow… Of course here in California the Cherries
have bloomed, peaking 3 weeks ago, and are now budding out… plums in white are
still blooming… but the cherries are done…
but we are the land of oranges and endless summers, and not the land of
snow and icy winters.
In California it is the time of weeds… at our house the
weeds are currently winning, big green weeds, but that should change soon, if
for no other reason than summer and the drought with its lack of water will
kill them, turning them dry and golden and a fire hazard…
As if scripted a wild fire broke out last evening near
Salinas…. At last reports it was 400 acres, 50% contained… With our drought
this could be a exciting fire season… not in a good way…
Vegetables are now available at the local nurseries and home
stores… its is garden time even if we don’t have water to keep them alive… Tomarrow I shall pull weeds...
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