Coffee weather for sure, NOT gardening weather!
34 degrees currently (10 am). Forecast on my weather app (somewhat accurate most of the time) is for “heavy rain (with a chance of 1-4 in. of snow) in the morning & afternoon.”
We had a big T-storm around 5:30 this morning that woke me up - lightning flashes & big thunder rumbles as the ‘weather’ came in.
The wind was really gusting this morning around 8 am, but I think it has quieted down. Tomorrow night, the temp is supposed to be a low of 16 degrees!
The trees are coming out with tiny little leaves ... red on the maples & green on the crape myrtles. One of the redbuds, the one that is always the earliest to do anything (we have 5) is looking a little red/dark pink along the branches. I’m thinking the 16 degrees might kill those little blooms - it’s happened before.
My seed order has been confirmed [Dragon Egg & Diva cukes, Dazzling Blue Kale] - waiting for the email to tell me they’ve shipped. I’ve had 2 offers of help to plant them, but my brother says once I’m “fixed” (knee) & with a brace, I’ll be able to do it myself - I hope so! Last frost used to be mid-May, but since we’ve had warmer winters & what seems to be earlier springs, I’ve got a month to a month & a half to get healed up & back into gardening shape.
Latest on the fox - the neighbor was jogging on a nearby road & spotted a (the?) fox .... I do not think they’re denning under our barn this year & that would be a ‘good’ thing.
Coffee, college basketball tournaments*, some knitting, watching the weather ... rain, maybe snow (raining now). It’s going to be a “laid back” Saturday.
*the college alma mater (Virginia Tech) of my dad, both brothers & 5 of my 6 nieces/nephews is in the ACC Tournament Championship tonight - first time in the school’s history to play in the Championship game. They’ve scored big upsets the last 2 games. They play Duke/Coach K tonight -if they win against Duke, it will be a miracle, but anybody can beat anybody on any given day. :-)
Snowing - big, beautiful flakes. The breeze is swirling them around. It’s a very pretty scene. My dad is sitting by a window watching .... wants a cup of hot chocolate to go with his snow watching!