{"id":374,"date":"2009-03-14T03:36:50","date_gmt":"2009-03-14T03:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2009-03-14T03:36:50","modified_gmt":"2009-03-14T03:36:50","slug":"weird-weatherand-the-hope-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/weird-weatherand-the-hope-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird weather…and the hope of Spring…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Forsythia\"<\/a>Today it was in the mid-30’s and it snowed a bit. It melted as soon as it touched the ground and later turned to rain.\u00a0 But, cold and rain means it felt even colder. What makes it weird is that just two days ago on Wednesday the temp was near 80 and I was outside without a sweater or a jacket.<\/p>\n

I noticed then that our forsythia bushes are all budded up and a there’s some bright yellow showing. These are the harbingers of spring that I really love — they just flash their brilliant yellow flowers — shouting to all who listen that it is spring.<\/p>\n

The azaleas have got some leaves and buds too. The tulips and irises have shot up their leaves. No sign of flowers yet, but the promise is there.<\/p>\n

I’m starting to think of gardening and ran about pulling all the gardening catalogs out along with the one or two seed catalogs that I got. I’ve got the pots and the soil to get the seeds started in the house. Once they get growing they’ll be transferred to the garden area.<\/p>\n

I love spring; it’s such a time of promise and hope. What about you? What do you look forward to when you recognize the signs of the coming spring and summer months?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today it was in the mid-30’s and it snowed a bit. It melted as soon as it touched the ground and later turned to rain.\u00a0 But, cold and rain means it felt even colder. 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