Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Summer Has....er..... Spring Has Sprung!

It reached 80 degrees here south of Seattle today. It was almost as warm yesterday, and tomorrow is predicted to reach 75.  No, that isn't normal. In fact it's the warmest March day ever recorded here. 

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20th, is also the Vernal Equinox, the first day of spring. After such a cold, snowy February, we are kind of in shock with this roller coaster weather. Rain and cooler temps will return just in time for the weekend, but the freezing nights should be over. 

So how did we spent this summer day? Well, we have spent days  cleaning out the garden beds, picking up debris and getting the yard spiffed up. Yesterday Tom ordered 4 yards of compost/mulch. It was delivered at 11:00 this morning.

 Tom is going to have to put that coffee down soon and get to work. Me too. 
And work we did! We got a good start of spreading compost around the beds in the upper yard. 








Tomorrow we'll do some more. It's a big yard and there's a big pile in the driveway. It will take a few days. 

But by a little before 4:00 today we called it quits, cleaned up, and sought the shade! 


It was time to sit and read, rest, and enjoy the balmy breeze. 

Happy Spring, everyone. My thoughts go out to those of you still suffering snow, ice, or flooding. Stay safe. Better days are on the way. 

11 comments:

  1. I can hardly believe how incredibly warm it is, suddenly. I'm glad that it's so warm and beautiful, but a little bit of moderation would be nice. That is a HUGE mound of compost! :-)

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  2. 80 degrees is an amazing temperature change. Not good. Too much winter snow in the mountains disappears at this time of year.

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  3. This weather is crazy. I'm already so far behind in my garden cleanup, yesterday's warmth made me feel even more desperate.

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  4. That mulch just makes all your plants look happy. I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR yesterday about the controversial notion that animals express emotions so I probably sound really whacky for attributing emotions to plants, but dog gone it, your plants do look happy to me!

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  5. Sounds like you went straight to summer! Enjoy! That house next door sure is huge:(

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  6. That is beautiful compost and it really sets the beds off and I know makes the plants healthy. Happy Spring.

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  7. Happy first day of Spring!! I'm thinking we should get a load of good garden soil/mulch too.

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  8. Your gardens look great! I can't wait for our snow to leave so we can get out and garden too. We are starting seedlings inside. Enjoy your warm weather!

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  9. Oh, dear. Raining all day today and I was hoping to BEGIN the tremendous weeding. Hubby is ordering mulch this year as my past years of compost have made my beds to rich I need to tamp down the weeds more. I want you guys to visit in the spring here and help!!

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  10. Your beds look so handsome covered with that rich brown compost.

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  11. I love how the new compost/bark provides a contrast and backdrop to all your spring blooming flowers. Gorgeous yard! This weather is amazing. After 3 days of near 80 degree temperatures, it was totally odd to still have a berm of compacted snow/ice on the north patio where it had slid off the metal roof. It's gone now, but it took it's time leaving!

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