Weatherburst

I am easily misled by the weather. I thought, with no small degree of certainty, that the last vestiges of winter were long gone. The trees had begun budding, the azaleas in front of my house had started to show their flowers, and signs of spring were all about. Temperatures had started rising. It was unmistakable. Spring had arrived. Then, Bam! Another cold snap hits, dropping temperatures into the uncomfortable range and bringing with it rain and thunder and lightening.

I just checked the weather forecast and, sure enough, temperatures are expected to bottom out at 30 degrees tomorrow and Tuesday. Today, according to Weather Underground, the chances of thunderstorms are 100%, a rarity. It's interesting to see that today's high is predicted to be 60 degrees, with a low tonight of 45. Then, tomorrow, the high is predicted to jump to 71...but tomorrow night, a drop of 41 degrees to 30!

The four non-bearing pear trees I planted last year are in full bloom, with beautiful white flowers and sprouts of new leaves beginning to emerge. Temperatures below freezing may shut them down. The lawn is beginning to show signs of green, too, and there are plenty of healthy weeds starting to sprout.

Had this been a warm, dry weekend, I would have been out of town...ignoring my yard. But, since I am here, I am wishing it were dry and a bit warmer so I could give my yard the attention it deserves. I need to weed beds, trim plants all around the house, and generally take care of things that have been forgotten since early winter. But, not today, not this weekend.