If you live anywhere near me, and from checking out our stats page I can tell that most of you do,
(but a special shout out to our far-away readers--and I mean you: Hungary, China, UK, Germany, India, Singapore & New Zealand) you will have spent the last several weeks, if not months, complaining about the weather.
We have had a dismal, if not non-existent, spring. I can count the number of beautiful days on one hand, and the rest of them have been cold, and grey, and rainy...and did I mention grey?....and rainy? Sigh.
To illustrate how truly ugly it has been, I have prepared a photo comparison of the flora in my garden last year vs this year.
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| March 28, 2010 |
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| March 27, 2011 |
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| April 3, 2010 |
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| April 3, 2011 |
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| April 19, 2010 |
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| May 3, 2010-Lilacs in full bloom, tulips & daffodils almost finished for the season |
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| May 5, 2011-Lilacs haven't even started to bloom, only a couple of tulips are out |
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| May 3, 2010-gorgeous white double-bloom lilacs in all their glory |
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| May 3, 2010-My favourite, classic light purple lilac |
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| May 5-2011-The very same branch this year |
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| May 3, 2010-leaves coming out on the weeping mulberry |
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| May 5, 2011-Not a leaf bud in sight |
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| May 3, 2010-Giant tulips |
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| May 5, 2011-No flowers, just the kid |
And thus concludes our photo retrospective of the spring that never quite sprung.....yet.
Yeah... this spring has been dark and it has made it hard not to have a dark mood. And worse of all, I planted my seeds too early (although the same time I plant them every year) and now I will have to start all over again. Sigh.... I really hope this last few days of nicer weather is a sign of hope.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo diary! I love this post!
ReplyDeleteMy lilacs always bloom by Alexander's birthday, so they only have a week left - hope they make it in time!
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