Submitted by RoaneBooster on February 15, 2011 - 1:00pm.
The crocus is usually a pretty reliable harbinger of Spring's arrival. But I'm betting these little fellers have been fooled. Have found one flowering indicator than in all my years has not failed me yet however: the forsythia. In our part of the country, when those babies bud, it IS Springtime! Haven't seen 'em yet, either. But I loves crocuses... or croci!
Submitted by WhitesCreek on February 15, 2011 - 1:21pm.
I've already been swimming in the creek. Isn't that a sign of Spring? Or maybe it's a sign of stupid. My peaches are setting buds and that's good enough for me. Soon it will be time for the wildflower walk.
Submitted by Johanne on February 19, 2011 - 2:29pm.
You people sure know how to make me day-dream!
We just had a few days of above freezing temperatures, which means the 3 feet of fluffy snow is now only 2 feet deep and not so fluffy!
I just ordered my seeds for the veggy patch and a some flowers from the seed catalogues, and potted a few impatient cuttings that started to put out roots.
Besides that, the only signs of spring around here are longer days, and the sun being higher in the sky (meaning the rays don't reach so deep in the house to warm it up).
Submitted by kingstonpen (not verified) on February 28, 2011 - 10:41am.
if you moved here from new england, it has been spring for about a month - my favorite harbinger is the call of the red-winged blackbird - from the time i was young, the sound has never failed to make the blood flow a little faster
Submitted by WhitesCreek on February 28, 2011 - 11:35am.
I agree that the most reliable sign of spring is nature's music. Long time RoaneViews denizens know that I love toad song most of all, but pine warblers, phoebes, and carolina wrens do just fine. They've been here all along but now they're singing.
The crocus is usually a pretty reliable harbinger of Spring's arrival. But I'm betting these little fellers have been fooled. Have found one flowering indicator than in all my years has not failed me yet however: the forsythia. In our part of the country, when those babies bud, it IS Springtime! Haven't seen 'em yet, either. But I loves crocuses... or croci!
RB
A few years back, I saw Forsythia buding out in November!!!! I guess it was fooled by Mothr Nature that year!
I've already been swimming in the creek. Isn't that a sign of Spring? Or maybe it's a sign of stupid. My peaches are setting buds and that's good enough for me. Soon it will be time for the wildflower walk.
.. already budding. That sounds like a pretty good sign. Not so sure what your swimming in the creek is a sign of...
RB
You people sure know how to make me day-dream!
We just had a few days of above freezing temperatures, which means the 3 feet of fluffy snow is now only 2 feet deep and not so fluffy!
I just ordered my seeds for the veggy patch and a some flowers from the seed catalogues, and potted a few impatient cuttings that started to put out roots.
Besides that, the only signs of spring around here are longer days, and the sun being higher in the sky (meaning the rays don't reach so deep in the house to warm it up).
Can't wait for the croci and snowdrops!
Maybe I am a few weeks behind in noticing, but I saw a robin this weekend. High of 72 today? Spring is coming, spring is coming!
if you moved here from new england, it has been spring for about a month - my favorite harbinger is the call of the red-winged blackbird - from the time i was young, the sound has never failed to make the blood flow a little faster
I agree that the most reliable sign of spring is nature's music. Long time RoaneViews denizens know that I love toad song most of all, but pine warblers, phoebes, and carolina wrens do just fine. They've been here all along but now they're singing.