We moderns now see Spring as a clash of meteorological systems, arctic cold fronts and and warm moisture being drawn to north Texas from the gulf of Mexico - but a clash never-the-less. February began by bringing to us snow and ice, closing the institutions of education for "snow days" five times (a clash of ignorance and education, or a clash of student safety and state mandates?) only to have the very same month end with a couple of days around 80 (F) as the south winds pushed warm air north.
Mild days with a south breeze and pleasant sunshine last only too briefly here in North Texas, as soon it will be months of 95 and humid. The flora is sometimes fooled by the warm January days, only to have their tender greens iced quickly after they began to probe the earth's surface for sunlight. But all the plants here seemed to have dealt well with the clashing warm and cold fronts washing over them. To our delight, the daffodils add cheer to the front of the house, a few fragrant hyacinths showed themselves in the backyard planter boxes, while on the north side of the house the Saucer Magnolia is a flurry of heliotropes, lavenders and purples grading to white and the peach blossoms have now begun a showy display of pink petals that make us all dream of peach cobbler and peach pies and probabley a few warm, juicy pickings right off the tree (who could resist?) come late June and early July.
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| Cheery Daffodils greet all guest at our Front Door |
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| Saucer Magnolia Sunlit Blooms reaching into the Late Afternoon March Sky |
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