this is the time of year where you're so worn down and weary with old man winter that you want to drop kick him back off to the frozen tundra from whence he came. give him back the dull brown and gray landscape and tell him to pack up the dead branches. take back the the dreary, gray clouds and send along the fluffy, cotton candy that brings the promise of spring.and then you realize that it's not happening for another few weeks. no matter how much the fat robins taunt you as they hop through the front yard looking for fat worms that haven't quite awoken from their slumber. and yes, robins are horribly cute with their red vests....part of you is a bit irked that they are a bit early for the party.
and don't get me started on the tulips. i mean they're my favorite flower and all that. but do they have to be such showoffs? okay...okay...okay, maybe that is what keeps us all sane in february after all. so forgive me if i'm a bit grumpy that they get to wear all the pretty colors while i have to hang out in blah-town.
do you think we could petition the daffodils to pass the hurry spring message along?
OK...now, remembering us up here in Canada...we actually don't even see a Daffodil until late April...let alone a bird...Birds..what's that? I ahven't seen a bird since December...when I do believe they were ALL flying SOUTH...to YOU!...not bitter at all...but yes, please hurry Spring along. We have AT least another 8 weeks of this!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day...and thanks Char for brightening it with at least a beautiful, fresh, floral Spring photo.
:-)
Char
hang in there kiddo. we're closer to the start of spring than the start of winter. i was just talking about tulips with ella on the way home. she wants to have a tea party this spring. and i've got the table planned out in my head already! maybe you'd feel a little better about being at home if you came up here for a couple days, got colder, then went home and it'd be like spring break! you'd have that heat wave you're looking for. maybe that's the cure for winter. instead of vacationing south, we should all vacation north...then when we come home it's like being in the south again! ha! i'm done rambling now. dirty kitchen calling.
ReplyDeleteHere's my advice ... You mention that the tulips get to wear all the pretty colors while you're in blah-town. You've got to beat them at their own game, Char! Venture out to your local dept store and buy the brightest Spring tulip color scarf you can find, wrap it over your shoulders and wear your own touch of Spring often until the real thing comes along :)
ReplyDeleteyou know what I just did to get out of my winter blahs ? TJ MAXX baby....OH MY LORD.....they have a ton of new stuff in that all looks like anthropologie, at a fraction of the price :)
ReplyDeletemy spring closet is looking pretty and colorful and light and winter can bite me as far as I'm concerned.....actually, I said that in a whisper because I'm a wimp and I don't want to piss off mother nature with my fowl mouth.....
thanks for the tulip photo....it's perfect in every way !
the tulips look wonderful....i love them too...
ReplyDeletei wonder if you could grow a sweet potatoe vine or a scarlet runner bean vine inside...
maybe
hang in there....it's coming soon :-)
You might be living in blah-town but this post is tops in style and content! Hang on...this too shall pass and Spring will return.
ReplyDeletei would sign that one ... they are very late Tulips here are so vivid and hopeful!
ReplyDeletei love these tulips. and i am so feeling your words.
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I had a few little yellow daffies that were shining their little faces last week. They got covered up in the snow....................
ReplyDeletehonestly the only part of winter i'm getting tired of is my wardrobe. but i will welcome spring with open arms when she comes.
ReplyDeleteoh boy I always think it would be so nice to have a snowy winter maybe I am wrong, everyone seems to get so tired of it. Maybe I will just have to learn to be content with what I've got hey. Oh dear that spell strouble, fantastcly beautiful tulips by the way
ReplyDeleteCute post and beautiful photo of the tulips. I am so with you, tired of being cold don't know if I can hang in there but I'm seeing some warmer temps coming next week, just a little but I'll take it.
ReplyDeleteoh...don't even get me started Char,there is hope for spring?right?
ReplyDeletelovely tulips~
you have my support for early arriving/staying late daffodils! p.s. i screwed up my blog and can't see to find it so i am on my newer one donna good photography on blogspot...sucks
ReplyDeleteChar, I never thought I would hear you talking about drop kicking anything. loved your post today, I think you have hit the nail on the head...I will help you drop kick winter....I'll hold and you will have to kick...I have short legs. lol.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the crocus are killing me right now. Why do they have to be all pretty and make me think that it's going to be warm anytime soon?? Sigh. And living here in Portland, we're guaranteed rain through May. Bleh.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo, Char...as always.
I really shouldn't complain because I just got back from a vacation where the daily weather was in the 80's...and never changed....it was hard to come back to the cold and ice and snow...Love your tulip photo...and your snow photos....Snow in Alabama!
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Ha ha!! I loved the "drop kick"ing part! Yes, someone PLEASE tell Spring that she needs to hurry up and get here 'cause this chill is bringing me DOWN!
ReplyDeleteand we in the tropics are sweltering with too much heat during the day. The evenings are just okay though...like right now, the breeze is cool and the sky is cloudless and the baby moon is smiling in the dark.
ReplyDeleteby the way, i enjoyed reading this post. really.
tomorrow i am starting to post the tulips. its enough with winter.
ReplyDeleteI do wish we could! Love the shot!
ReplyDeletespring is a long way into the future for us here in far northern NY,... so your pic today makes me smile and take a deep breath. Yes, it's worth waiting for!
ReplyDeleteHoping that spring makes an early arrival in your neck of the woods! Gorgeous photo Char!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I so needed a touch of spring. They're forecasting a bit of sleet this weekend, yet again and I'm just about done! Went to the doc for physical and the only thing out of kilter is my vitamin D...hello sunshine!
ReplyDeleteI think this is the worst time of winter, February. It's right now that you feel trapped in it and like it will never ever end. Beautiful tulips though...
ReplyDeleteYou are a funny grump : )
ReplyDeleteI'm not seeing any bulbs blooming yet!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
those tulips are just stunning!
ReplyDeletewe had some 70-80 degree weather here for about a week. but it is a nasty trick. spring has not yet sprung. the rain and cold are a comin' back this weekend. SIGH. oh well.
What a gorgeous photo of these beautiful tulips.... my favorite!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend Char!
xoxo Laura
yesterday the sun was shining, it was a bit warmer and it felt like spring might actually be on the way. But winter is just toying with me and I will not be fooled. Ugh. Wake me when it's april.
ReplyDeletelooking out my kitchen window last weekend i saw 2 male and 1 female robin, munching on the leftovers from my indoor birds (a conure, lovebird, and cockateil). they were quite the contrast against the four inches of snow on our patio table. aahhhh ... do i wish spring would get here quick!
ReplyDeletei loved your post, witty and charming.
here's a toast to sunny skies and warmer weather!
smiles,
Robins are horribly cute, aren't they? They give us hope for winter endings...hang in there!!
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