This weekend was the tale of two vastly different weather days. We had a high 60’s day on Friday and that led to what I am officially deeming “The Great Melt of 2011”. I think two feet of snow disappeared in the course of a few hours and damn if that wasn’t needed. Here is an example:
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| Friday afternoon |
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| Thursday afternoon |
I greeted my Yucca ‘Golden Sword’ with open arms and was even OK with gashing myself as I tried to hug her. Seriously, the blades are sharp as hell. I dare any of the deer to just try and give it a bite. On another note, I am so glad I finally gave these a try. What a welcome sight in the winter, just hope they continue to work well with all of their neighboring plants.
I know I will look back on the following photo and say “Really, was that blog worthy? A little bit of green and you act like it is an award worthy shot.” Well, eff it, it’s the best I got right now and I’m going to savor it.”
Saturday rolled around and it was like Friday never happened. We are talking some serious winds (upwards of 60 mph) and back to the nasty cold temps. Overnight, a hockey rink was constructed in our back yard. I even got a call from the New York Rangers asking if they could use the backyard as a practice facility.
Regardless of the weather, my wife and I dropped the kids off for the night with their grandfather (can I get an amen?) and headed into New York City (or as we call it in the metropolitan area, “The city”). Even though the winds were brutal, there is no energy like there is in NYC and we could have cared less about the weather. We were “adults” for a day and enjoyed the hell out of it. We saw the musical “American Idiot” based on the Green Day album of the same name and absolutely loved it.
I have the album ranked in my top 10 of all time so I was like a school girl screaming the entire time. The lead singer had a part in the play which made it even that much more exciting. I highly recommend it.
After the show, it was drink time and a chance to just chill along with the other couple who came with us. It was fantastic, I can’t get enough of drinks with fresh herbs in them, but hot damn was it expensive. Not that I should be surprised, but a $120 bar bill for only eight drinks is seriously insane. Oh well, what can you do, when in Rome …
We then had an actual adult dinner at a finer NYC establishment at a very leisurely pace of about three hours.
We headed home after dinner fully satisfied and reminisced about what it was like before children. We love them to death, but it is pretty sweet to dump them off sometimes and do our own thing. I think they need it too, a chance away from evil mom and dad.
Sunday was a chance to chillax and we did just that once we were reunited with the little ones. I don’t think they missed us one bit, but that’s OK, we felt the same way (I kid). The weather was still awful and I spent most of my day longing to get out in the yard. That wasn’t going to happen, so pathetically, I just stared at the soon to be blooms on my Meyer lemon tree.
We’ll get there soon, right?
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I think every emerging plant is cause for celebration! I practically turned a cartwheel this weekend when I realized my Clematis recta ‘Purpurea’ was coming up…I thought for sure she was a goner!
Hang in there! Spring really is coming. Thanks for the comment on my blog and for being a new follower. Hope you’ll visit again soon! I’ll be back to read some more of your blog real soon!
Sounds like a fun weekend… I’m getting so old that few things are more fun than just being in the gardens whenever possible, but especially at first light when the colors are at their best! Enjoy those kids of yours… they grow up fast and then they are just really good friends, which I love as well! Larry
I truly understand the excitement of a plant showing up after a LONG winter. We lost 2 feet of snow last week…..the ground was JUST appearing, and now I’m looking out my window at a raging snowstorm. Sigh.
AMEN! Glad you got out for an adult evening. I always thought that was important for my sanity. I definitely think the plant is blog worthy. There’s nothing more exciting then seeing life under all that snow.
Wow, that was a rapid thaw!
We had snow again on Saturday, but it had gone by lunchtime on Sunday and it’s rained ever since 🙁
Your plants are worthy of photos and they remind us that spring will get here at some point soon!
We have had exactly the same kind of weather, melting and then snow again today.
Sounds like a great way to spend a weekend.
Eileen
It sounds like the two of you had a great day in the City!!! There’s nothing like NYC to get you juices flowing a bit!! We have not seen that musical….thanks for the little review.
Before we know it…this new little snow will be gone and we will be up to our ears in mud!!
Love your little buds on the Meyer….hoping to see edible gardening posts from you!!
You have some serious bi-polar weather! Geez…congrats on the night out, much deserved I’m sure……
Scott – right there with you on the love of emerging plants!
Mama-Bug – thank you for stopping by and look forward to following you as well.
Larry – so right about the kids, wish I could hit the pause button so they don’t get any older.
Sue – my sentiments exactly, we had the big melt and then today more snow.
Kim – I think our sanity was restored this weekend, thanks for stopping by.
Nutty – weather stinks, huh? I have to remind myself to be patient.
Gatsby – always fun to share the nasty weather with others, lol.
Robin – we love NYC more than any other city and it is always invigorating to be there.
Darla – the bi-polar weather has me bi-polar. Up and down every other day.
Reminds me of living in Calgary where we’d have occurrences like this – in June !
But I understand the rejoicing.
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nice blog… will be back…I maylearn something
Hi,
Here in Southern California we don’t have too many extreme weather changes, but I can appreciated how it must be. I see that you have a Meyer Lemon tree I have several very old ones and they are wonderful. Good luck with yours. I appreciate you stopping by my blog~I vary my posts with other subjects but gardening is my passion and with spring rushing in I hope to include more gardening posts (-: