February can be oh so contrary:
February 2, Ground Hogs Day. Sue came to downtown Garland and met me at my office at 11:30. We walked to the downtown square and waited for Gretchen, a Georgia ground hog (Marmota monax) to make her noon appearance. It was a brisk cold and sunny day. His Honor the Mayor, read out the proclamation that Gretchen had seen her shadow and thus the prognosticator had promised six more weeks of winter. There was a food truck that served sandwiches and barbecued sausage. So we had lunch downtown al fresco as well.
That evening we stepped into the Plaza Theater off of Garland's Square to attend a free cinematic showing of Bill Murray's, Ground Hogs Day. We sang, Sonny & Cher's hit; "I got you babe" on the drive home.
February 11, our first daffodil blooms in mild 60 degree day - about average for these parts.
February 14, Valentine's Day.
We have a picnic lunch and do some hiking around Collin County Prairie Hill Preserve in near 80 degree sunny weather.
February 22. Washington's Birthday.
I fly the Stars and Stripes from the front porch. The following day brings a half-inch of sleet and freezing rain to glaze the roads and frost our budding saucer magnolia and cover our daffodils.
February, a short month. But a huge variety of weather has been packed into a short span. Everything from sunshine in 80 degrees to rain, sleet, ice and snow with wind chill factors dropping the February air into the low 20's.
Oh so contrary is February.
February 2, Ground Hogs Day. Sue came to downtown Garland and met me at my office at 11:30. We walked to the downtown square and waited for Gretchen, a Georgia ground hog (Marmota monax) to make her noon appearance. It was a brisk cold and sunny day. His Honor the Mayor, read out the proclamation that Gretchen had seen her shadow and thus the prognosticator had promised six more weeks of winter. There was a food truck that served sandwiches and barbecued sausage. So we had lunch downtown al fresco as well.
That evening we stepped into the Plaza Theater off of Garland's Square to attend a free cinematic showing of Bill Murray's, Ground Hogs Day. We sang, Sonny & Cher's hit; "I got you babe" on the drive home.
February 11, our first daffodil blooms in mild 60 degree day - about average for these parts.We have a picnic lunch and do some hiking around Collin County Prairie Hill Preserve in near 80 degree sunny weather.
I fly the Stars and Stripes from the front porch. The following day brings a half-inch of sleet and freezing rain to glaze the roads and frost our budding saucer magnolia and cover our daffodils.
February, a short month. But a huge variety of weather has been packed into a short span. Everything from sunshine in 80 degrees to rain, sleet, ice and snow with wind chill factors dropping the February air into the low 20's.
Oh so contrary is February.
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