Sweet gum ornaments
I know that several of you are suffering through a northern winter. I would be too if I hadn’t run away to Alabama. I sympathize with you still there, those of you bundling up, shoveling driveways, slip-sliding to work.
Greening.
So I figured I could warm up your lives just a bit by showing you more pretty things from down here.
Needs a bit of fixing up.
Not to make you feel sad or gloomy, but to let you know that spring is not so far away, that it’s just resting down here a bit in order to marshal the strength to push winter further north and win summer back for you.
The last of the winter camellias.
Pretty things come in all shapes and sizes down here. Probably the same where you are too. Sometimes it’s just easier to see when they’re not covered in snow.
Turtle love.
And when your fingers can work the buttons on the camera without being frozen or covered in gloves.
Pretty barn.
But I bet, even if you are stuck in the snowy north, that you can find something pretty to share with all of us. I can’t say I miss the snow, but it sure is nice to look at from my warm space down here.
Cows don’t mind a little rain.
Not that I’m trying to make you feel sad. Or gloomy. Or anything.
Really, I’m not.
Change Is Hard 
March 13, 2018 at 8:11 am
Thanks for rubbing it in 😉 The storm has just started, so I can pretend we will only get an inch or so…
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March 14, 2018 at 9:58 pm
I hope that worked for you and you only got an inch. Though I hear it’s a pretty bad storm. Maybe it will be the last one for the season.
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March 15, 2018 at 6:56 am
The forecast is pretty depressing – this weekend will be colder than its been since early January and another storm is forecast next week. After our February, which felt like April, this return to winter is harsh.
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March 15, 2018 at 7:24 am
That’s sad. 😦
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March 15, 2018 at 7:31 am
Winter in New Hampshire, it ain’t over until it’s over 😉
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March 13, 2018 at 8:33 am
You give me hope.
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March 14, 2018 at 9:58 pm
I’m glad!
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March 13, 2018 at 9:02 am
I, too, would love to see photos of all the snow in the Northeast. But I’m not encouraging anyone to go outside. Brrrrr.
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March 14, 2018 at 9:59 pm
It does seem awfully cold. And snowy. I’m starting to feel bad for everyone up there.
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March 13, 2018 at 11:05 am
Ummm, giving hope – or? Whatever, it’s lovely and green is a color I’ve been missing. Our snow is nearly gone now, so guess what’s showing in our forecast for the next few days? I’m hoping it will be nothing of consequence.
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March 14, 2018 at 9:59 pm
It seems like you have had more snow than a normal winter. Though I don’t know what normal is anymore.
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March 14, 2018 at 10:03 pm
We did have more snow last year. This year it didn’t start until the middle of February, the time when many of us are ready for spring. I don’t know if there is a normal anymore.
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March 13, 2018 at 12:51 pm
Just as my camellias fade, the azaleas are starting to bloom!
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March 14, 2018 at 10:00 pm
Here too. Though we’ve had some really cold nights, but so far, those that are blooming are still blooming. And I have some buds on other bushes.
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March 13, 2018 at 2:48 pm
Love that Camelia! We don’t grow them here, of course, but we have some in Mississippi, and I miss seeing them. Thank you for your breath of Spring.
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March 14, 2018 at 10:01 pm
I love them too. My mom planted them, I’d never seen anything blooming in November and December before…and then to see them still blooming this year when I got here in February! So cool! They are really lovely and seem lots easier to grow than roses, which they seem to resemble a little bit.
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March 13, 2018 at 4:08 pm
Thanks for sharing your sights.. they did warm me up! (and I got my internet back a little while ago.. so that helped too!)
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March 14, 2018 at 10:01 pm
Warm photos AND internet! That’s a win/win!
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March 15, 2018 at 9:49 pm
you bet
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March 14, 2018 at 6:42 am
Thank you! The photos tell the story of emerging spring wonderfully. I especially loved the turtles. Wow!
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March 14, 2018 at 10:02 pm
I loved the turtles too. The smaller one was chasing the bigger one around. She seemed annoyed.
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March 14, 2018 at 5:41 pm
No you’re not trying to make us feel sad ~ Or gloomy ~ Or anything. You are just rubbing it in and gloating! God will get you for that you know. Yep he will get you the nice weather you are having. Enjoy!!
Thanks for being a friend
Sweet William The Scot
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March 14, 2018 at 10:03 pm
Absolutely no gloating here, I really do feel bad for everyone stuck up there in the snow. Come on down, we have room for you and Sweet William!
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March 17, 2018 at 9:33 pm
I ran up to NC to find snow.
Great turtle shot!
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March 17, 2018 at 10:25 pm
Why?!
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