tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post2961612678163465239..comments2024-03-28T15:16:22.951-04:00Comments on Too Many Tomatoes : Spring Garden Project #1 Rain BarrelSmartAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-51879704410100445902011-04-15T22:16:14.746-04:002011-04-15T22:16:14.746-04:00I know it and I remember those sorts of backwards ...I know it and I remember those sorts of backwards springs. I remember one year in particular that it snowed (and mostly melted, but still) all the way through April culminating with a hard snow on April 29th. That might not have been so bad except that our first accumulating snow the previous fall happened on Oct 5th and it snowed periodically through October before starting to stick around shortly after Hallowe'en. When I moved south of the line it didn't take me long to realize that I was going to live a LONG way south of the line ! LOL !Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-65908594189813172102011-04-14T10:05:16.705-04:002011-04-14T10:05:16.705-04:00Dreary gloom is often a matter of perspective, but...Dreary gloom is often a matter of perspective, but this year it has been really hard to keep a sunny perspective. Last spring and summer we were completely spoiled with above average warmth, sun and still managed above average rainfall. We were living in high clover. This year, after a brutal winter, the temps are more than 10 degrees below normal, and everything smells like worm bellies.<br />But today is unexpectantly warm and sunny so Tim ought to be working on new driveways and cold frames to keep this blogger bloggin'.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-29852774542224703552011-04-13T22:20:47.912-04:002011-04-13T22:20:47.912-04:00Well I'll be durned ! I posted a blog about sp...Well I'll be durned ! I posted a blog about spring sunlight just a few minutes after you posted your dreary and wet post ! I like your rain diverters though; that's snazzy thinkin' compared to the barrels (and eaves) of my youth !Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.com