Monday
was relatively warm. I say relatively because temps were in the high
60s and when it's cold outside and we have the heater on, high 60s is
where we keep it and it doesn't exactly feel warm. Monday was also
overcast and humid and it was warm enough to have the doors open
which I did til the afternoon when I closed them. We unloaded the
car and that was the most productive thing I did all day. I never
did feel warm until around 5 when I grudgingly took the dog for a
walk.
Monday
is also one of my yoga days and I didn't go. I was reading, covered
with a blanket and my feet were still cold. I didn't feel like
making the effort to drive to the town just down the road where the
class is so instead I fed the dog and then took her for our quick
walk down the block and back. And then I felt warm. And more
energetic than I'd felt all day. Well, damn, if I'd done this a half
hour earlier, I'd have gone to yoga so when we got back, before I sat
down anywhere I got my mat and did about a 30 minute workout. Yay
me!
Yesterday
was warm though, low 70s, so I got out there and finished clearing
the wildflower mini meadow. Only in one small area had seedlings
sprouted so I hope that now the bluebonnets, evening primrose, queen
anne's lace, clasping cone flower, etc. will start to sprout. Those
tall dead stalks behind it are ringing the old burn pile, now brush
pile that is slowly sinking back to the ground, are field sunflowers
and another thing that gets huge but does not bloom. I have to get
out there today and get those down and cart all the debris piles from
yesterday to the truck. Only getting to the mid 60s today and
overcast with no hint of sun.
I
noticed yesterday that it finally got cold enough last weekend to
turn the remaining gingko leaves bright yellow but all in all it's
pretty dreary out there. Well, except for the pansies I planted last
month and of course the ever blooming penta even though the foliage
is looking pretty much the worse for wear and a few other things that
are valiantly and sparsely carrying on. I'm still not seeing the
amount of birds I'm used to seeing this time of year but right now
there is a pair of mockingbirds chasing each other in and around the
red tip photinia outside my window.
Well,
I'd best get out there and get to it.
I just don't seem to have the energy to work outside. It's gloomy here.
ReplyDeleteI have a black thumb and can't keep flowers or plants alive.
ReplyDeleteIs Mama hibernating now? It's not nice here. Not warm. Not snow free.
ReplyDeletedepends on how cold it gets and for how long at a time. she's been out on her island all week. 50s and below, I don't usually see her.
DeleteIt's so funny -- just in the past couple of days, everything is turning color. The crepe myrtle are orange, and there are wonderful burgundy and rusty red leaves everywhere. There are goldfinch around in great numbers now, too. I'm hearing them everywhere, but still haven't spotted them. I suppose when more leaves drop, they'll be easier to see. They like the crepe myrtle seeds, so that may be where they are.
ReplyDeleteI was out yesterday and noticed the same thing. my crepes have already lost all their leaves but the tallows in town were a gorgeous combination of yellow through orange through red, the sycamores were yellowish brown, and the bradford pears were red.
Deleteand the sweet gum was a pretty yellow with orange.
DeleteIs that is penta in the last pic? I never had get over a foot tall, short season for it here. It is 4 degrees right now, not getting over 15 until after the weekend.I had supper leftovers of ham balls, sweet potatoes and peas a friend sent home for breakfast just to warm up my metabolism to go out for the day.I am leading a county bird count this weekend amid thoughts of swirling snow and low temps. Won't see a lot I expect, they will be hunkered down.
ReplyDeleteyes, penta. it didn't freeze back last winter so I didn't cut it back but this year I will whether it freezes or not.
DeleteRe. yoga: Yay you! :)
ReplyDeleteThe pansies look nice, and now that I see the cleared wildflower area I can understand why clearing it was a good idea. So field sunflowers don't bloom?
they bloom all summer and fall but were done done.
DeleteMy yard has not been touched in over a month. I will pay for it in spring.
ReplyDeleteit's colder and windy today so I doubt I'll be out there today.
DeleteI am already sick of being inside. The inactivity and the gloomy skies make me want to hibernate and sleep until it is over!
ReplyDeleteAh, we have a cyclone heading our way so we are all inside watching for news.
ReplyDeleteI love pansies. We used to plant some in our front bed, but then we planted the daisies & that was that. Wow, I'm going to miss our yard when we move to NC!! (Did you know we were moving back home? I can never remember who I've told. I'm keeping the same job though, so maybe I'll make it back to Austin).
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