pflaming Posted March 23, 2016 Report Posted March 23, 2016 Dang, 44 degrees this morning here ih my shop officel, cold! . Full moon most always means colder mornings. Had to go back to the house and get my long legged jeans! Quote
Brent B3B Posted March 23, 2016 Report Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) LOL, please wear those jeans next weekend at the BBQ also! don't want to see Tim's new bird mistaken them legs of yours for prey..... Edited March 23, 2016 by Brent B3B 1 Quote
rb1949 Posted March 23, 2016 Report Posted March 23, 2016 After yesterday's refreshing 70, cooler is returning. No beach yet. Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted March 23, 2016 Report Posted March 23, 2016 First day of Spring on I-95 north from Bangor. (Traffic was heavy...) Then Monday we had 6" of the white stuff, and some scattered flurries this morning. Gotta love it! 1 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 was out early this morning..though spring is here..the temp was just right for an outdoor fire and I did not burn all the wood I had placed aside for last night community cookout. While doing a bit more burning I decided to see how many of my iris plants were blooming...not counting dead blossoms or any buds (tons of them) I had 361 of them in full bloom. Nectarines are already on the trees, peaches are blooming, as are the pears, plums and flowering Bradford pears and the hedge row....I am doing my part to up the pollen count...! 1 Quote
pflaming Posted March 25, 2016 Author Report Posted March 25, 2016 While California has a lot of good tasting peaches, in my opinion, the Georgia peach is sweeter. The California peach and nectarine is no longer all of either. Some peach is in most new varieties of nectarines and some nectarine is in most new varieties of peaches. The peach in the nectarine makes is less of an apple and the nectarine in the peach allows it to ship better. Modern genetics. Then there are the pluots or plumcots, the cross of the apricot and the plum. A very good fruit. All that said, we ate some of the very best peaches ever at Niagara on the Lake, Ontario last summer. 1 Quote
plymouthcranbrook Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 Light snow here today, now 30 degrees Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 All that said, we ate some of the very best peaches ever at Niagara on the Lake, Ontario last summer. I think climate and soil conditions contribute a bit, too. The Niagara frontier, between Youngstown and Lewiston, NY, on the US side of the Niagara River from Niagara-on-the-Lake have an annual peach festival, (I forget the exact location) wherein we had some of the peachiest tasting peaches I've ever had. 1 Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 Wed in MN....at my office a light dusting, 10 miles south 12" plus of snow in places....and today it's gonna be 50! don't worry, you'll see some white legs in shorts at the Q! 2 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 when I was in Illinois going to a school I was able to walk some of the last of the original prairie. The wild strawberries were of the best flavor ever along with raspberries and even goose berries growing wild. Rabbits were everywhere and pheasants also...glad I got to experience all that...was some 30 years ago now, who knows what it may be today. Quote
plymouthcranbrook Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 when I was in Illinois going to a school I was able to walk some of the last of the original prairie. The wild strawberries were of the best flavor ever along with raspberries and even goose berries growing wild. Rabbits were everywhere and pheasants also...glad I got to experience all that...was some 30 years ago now, who knows what it may be today. Where did you go to do that? Quote
pflaming Posted March 25, 2016 Author Report Posted March 25, 2016 Cranbrook, Tim was eitherin Kansas or Western Nebraska, he was just too proud to admit he was ever in those places!!!!! Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 at that time, again 30 years ago...it was just outside Rantoul Il. Quote
Bobacuda Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 Here in south-central Texas, mornings have been in the mid-30's and afternoons in the mid-70's lately. Redbud trees, mountain laurels, and agarita (all native trees or bushes) have blossomed. Oak trees (native) and peach trees (wishful thinking) are about finished with blossoming. One more indicator of spring here in Texas - I killed a 4' rattlesnake in the yard last Friday... 1 Quote
pflaming Posted March 25, 2016 Author Report Posted March 25, 2016 Did you dress that snake and have a good dinner with the meat? Good studff! Quote
Bobacuda Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 I skinned him and am currently drying the hide. I have never been partial to snake, so I tossed the skinned body where the other varmits on my property could find it and have a good meal. He was "recycled." 2 Quote
Young Ed Posted March 26, 2016 Report Posted March 26, 2016 I wasn't there to see it but my plymouth started right up today after sitting since nov. Dad said only issue was dirty battery cable. Quote
Captain Neon Posted April 4, 2016 Report Posted April 4, 2016 You're ahead of me, Ed. I still haven't started mine, and with snow predicted through Sunday. She's just gonna have to stay put. Quote
Todd B Posted April 4, 2016 Report Posted April 4, 2016 I wont take mine out until we get a very heavy rain to wash all the salt off the roads. 1 Quote
plymouthcranbrook Posted April 4, 2016 Report Posted April 4, 2016 at that time, again 30 years ago...it was just outside Rantoul Il. It not only is still there but just recently has had a herd of Bison reintroduced there. On another note, yesterday it was 30 degrees and snowing in the morning and by late afternoon it had jumped to 70 degrees and sunny. However by 8 PM it was back to 40 degrees and this morning 30 degrees again. Welcome to NE Illinois. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 4, 2016 Report Posted April 4, 2016 excellent...glad to hear an area still being preserved....pleased to know this Quote
pflaming Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Posted April 4, 2016 When teaching in North Platte NE, in 1967 +/- went to school in spring weather by noon a blizzard came in and kids in the country could not get home. Closed school at 1:00 p.m. The snow followed freezing rain, so that all the electrical lines in a very large area were ice covered when the temp dropped and the rain turned to snow. Miles and miles of electrical and telephone poles snapped like tooth picks. Dad's ranch was without electricity for four weeks. He ran v-belts from the PTO of his IH Cub trractor to the well pump to get water for his cattle. Put in three gallons and let it run dead twice a day. Perfect timing device. "Necessity is the mother of invention!". So like cranbrook, I too have seen two or three seasons in one day. Quote
plymouthcranbrook Posted April 5, 2016 Report Posted April 5, 2016 Sometimes around here if you blink you miss Spring. Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted April 5, 2016 Report Posted April 5, 2016 At least we're not getting Mother Nature's hourly spring mood swings...yet. I've still got a foot of snow in the yard, 9 degrees out right now, not supposed to be much over 20 today, but gradually going up through the week to...almost 50 by Friday! (Woo-hoo!) "Warm" in these parts at this time of year is anything above freezing. Quote
Young Ed Posted April 5, 2016 Report Posted April 5, 2016 You're ahead of me, Ed. I still haven't started mine, and with snow predicted through Sunday. She's just gonna have to stay put. The truck comes home Thursday whether rain snow or sun shining. 1 Quote
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