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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006Ahh, Spring! OT of 3/30
Reading posts of blooming spring flowers, I decided I wanted to see what a "crocus" was....googled it and was bombarded w/lots of crocus photos links. Some are butt-ugly, IMHO, but I did like the ones that looked like orchids, also ones that were ringers for tiger lilies. There are beautiful flowers here, blooming and dying, to be replaced immediately by other kinds doing the same till it gets cold again....so different from the perennial tropical flowers I was used to seeing all year. It is great to see them all over the area in RL instead of only in movies or photos. The prairie dogs across the street are having lots of babies these days. I hope everyone remembers that kitten season is fast approaching and if you've been putting off spays or neuters for your cats get it done to keep the shelter population down......kindness for our dependents begins at home. > Reading posts of blooming spring flowers, I decided I > wanted to see what a "crocus" was....googled it and was [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > keep the shelter population down......kindness for our > dependents begins at home. Crocuses aren't that spectacular. I only like them because they bloom so early. Sometimes even come up in the snow. It's like a reminder that winter *really* will soon be over. Remember when Son was driving in Colorado--he brought me some Columbine seed. I assume it's a flower that grows well there -- am trying them although I don't hold much hope they'll do well in the heat and wind we have. Prairie dogs are fun to watch. There's a big prairie dog town near where STeve Touchstone lives. (on the reserve, I believe, where Pam, STeve & I did the cookout)I remember some controversy about some folks wanting to destroy them. I hope it didn't happen. I'd love to have prairie dogs close enough to watch. Kitten season hasn't hit us (yet). The shelter doesn't have any kittens, and just a few adult cats. That's rare. Sherry > reminder that winter *really* will soon be over. Remember when Son > was driving in Colorado--he brought me some Columbine seed. I assume > it's a flower that grows well there -- am trying them although I > don't hold much hope they'll do well in the heat and wind we have. Here's a picture of what I believe is one from a hike last July: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca/columbine.jpg It was at fairly high altitude, certainly over 8k. How hot and windy does it get there? It gets into the 90s and occasionally breaks 100 here, and we get gusts of wind up to 70mph pretty frequently, but if the flower grows more at altitude, it's probably used to cooler temperatures.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > reminder that winter *really* will soon be over. Remember when Son > > was driving in Colorado--he brought me some Columbine seed. I assume [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully Oh, that is beautiful. The hottest I remember here was 113, but that's rare. It's very common to hit 100 esp. from July 1 through August. Right now, the highs range from 91-93 in the forecast for all week. We didn't get much of a spring, just went straight into hot weather. Sherry > Oh, that is beautiful. The hottest I remember here was 113, but > that's rare. It's very common to hit 100 esp. from July 1 through > August. Right now, the highs range from 91-93 in the forecast for > all week. We didn't get much of a spring, just went straight into > hot weather. Yeah, spring and fall are very short here. Although it's not full summer heat yet; it's in the high 70s, though. Just a couple of weeks ago I was skiing, and could still be, but I don't see the point in driving to the mountains to ski when I can be doing outdoor stuff in shorts closer to home. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I almost feel guilty, weatherwise New England has had about the best weather. Last year we went from frigid to boiling. This year we had warmups during the wither, then a snowstorm, then anouther warmup. Now we'er getting semi sunny 55-65 instead of the usual rain. I don't need the furnace, but also don't need air conditioner. The windows are open and Spicey loves the windowsill. Suz > I almost feel guilty, weatherwise New England has had about the best > weather. Last year we went from frigid to boiling. This year we had [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Spicey loves the windowsill. > Suz Don't feel guilty. Here it's in the 70s with a cloudless blue sky. Heaven. This is why I love Colorado. (Of course yesterday, the wind was so bad that I didn't feel comfortable riding my bike or motorcycle ... but others clearly didn't share that compunction!) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I almost feel guilty, weatherwise New England has had about the best > weather. Last year we went from frigid to boiling. This year we had [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Spicey loves the windowsill. > Suz Today our high was 94 F and yesterday it was 90F. The kids went swimming and ignored the need for sunblock. There are five sore kids sleeping here tonight. Rob and I stayed home and enjoyed the quiet. We both read and Rob watched TV. Pam S. who spend hours listening to the kids complain > Today our high was 94 F and yesterday it was 90F. The kids went > swimming and ignored the need for sunblock. There are five sore > kids sleeping here tonight. Rob and I stayed home and enjoyed the > quiet. We both read and Rob watched TV. > > Pam S. who spend hours listening to the kids complain Ouch! I remember my severe burn from last year all too well. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca catch this hundreds of funny videos, a lot of asian funny stuff too... http://onlinecinema.blogspot.com Besides that, it has free streaming of holywood movie such as shaolin soccer, brokeback mountain... > There are beautiful flowers here, blooming and dying, > to be replaced immediately by other kinds doing the > same till it gets cold again....so different from the > perennial tropical flowers I was used to seeing all year. > It is great to see them all over the area in RL instead of > only in movies or photos. There are some beautiful wildflowers here. I love indian paintbrush; such a vibrant red. I don't recall if I've ever seen it in populated areas, though, or just on trails. > The prairie dogs across the street are having lots of > babies these days. I hope everyone remembers that > kitten season is fast approaching and if you've been > putting off spays or neuters for your cats get it done to > keep the shelter population down......kindness for our > dependents begins at home. Those prarie dogs. They're so cute and so dumb. I freaked DH out by trying to get him to stop the car to shoo one off of the street. Since then I've found that they're amazingly suicidal, and shooing them away from dangerous situations would be a 24-hour commitment. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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