While most of the United States is chilled by sub-freezing temperatures, and endures unyielding assaults by snow, sleet, and freezing rain…
The white we are seeing today in our backyard is also unprecedented and most unusual.
The Star Magnolia is blooming exactly one month earlier than in past years… with this week’s temperature well above normal.
Autumn is too early down under, also, Jane. The autumn crocuses and belladonna lilies were flowering in January! But hang on, what about the leaves turning on the exotic imported maples and the like. Nup, no sign of that yet – still much too warm.
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Oh no! What does this all mean? If only we could talk to the Mother Nature. She is busy interpreting things we’ve yet to comprehend…
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Reblogged this on The Daily Blabber and commented:
It’s nice to see that spring has sprung somewhere. Makes me feel all warm inside and almost makes me forget that it’s like 8° outside my own house.
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Hi there DB-
I’m delighted that this post helped you to feel all warm inside. I saw a story on the news last night about how the endless snows are affecting folks’ moods. Being snowbound for so long is no easy situation. Feel free to pick spring flowers off my posts to help you feel better as needed! ❤
(Thank you for the reblog)
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You’re very welcome 🙂 It’s been snowing for hours here. I was headed out when I noticed that it was coming down heavy outside. I am still hoping for a break so I can go out into the 20 degree cold. I’m about ready for spring I tell ya lol
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DB- I get shivers just reading your comment about what you are up against. I must post some more spring-like posts to give you hope. ❤
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Wow Jane! Beautiful flowers. Spring is definitely at your doorsteps 🙂
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You are not kidding! Is the Seattle area also seeing similar patterns with an early spring, Ruchi?
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Yes it is and the flowers have started blooming this year in February! The winter was mild with less snow this year.
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A friend of mine in Florence, Oregon had a perfect phrase for the Northwest… she coined it as “the winter that never was.”
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Thats so true!
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Wonderful, want to join me in black and white challenge, fun exercise.
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Where do I find more information? Sounds like fun, I don’t take black and white shots very often.
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All you need to know is below every photo 3 so far, I posted, you can easily do it with free picasa from google.
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I nominated you today, you can run with it if you want…you got the lion. Hehe.
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Funny to get the Lion… I’m a Leo, lol.
A five-day challenge sounds doable. 🙂
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Perfect then, hehe.
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Enjoying the challenge! Thanks for sharing it with me 🙂
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Wow!
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How lovely to see you visiting me here, Falcon6062!!! Interesting that you observed more Magnolias in bloom during your travels around Portland today…
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Should we see it as another sign of climate change Jane, or just an anomaly that occurs naturally from time to time? I recall our winter in 2013 was unseasonally warm almost throughout the country, and even in Golden gate Highlands National Park, where snow is normally not uncommon in winter, some trees were in full bloom in July (mid-winter for us). Winter 2014 was much more “normal” again.
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I wonder about that, too. I suppose it’s realistic to think that it is a symptom of climate change so as not to remain complacent about changing habits that must be altered if we have any hope of reining in the affects of man-made impacts to climate. The warm weather here is in stark contrast to frigid weather we had at this same time last year…
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I love the little flower within a flower! Beautiful shots!
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Thank you. Magnolia flowers are so pretty! It’s mixed emotions right now… happy to see the blooms, but sad they are early and will most likely be done by next month (when they normally bloom).
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