Signs of spring

It's March.It's time here in the Southeastern U.S.The blueberry buds are swelling. Carolina jessamine flowers on the front porch railing are about to open (normally they'd have opened already).  Red maple flowers have come and gone (I think). Some of the earliest spring natives have emerged, although...

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Spring is coming

Another spell of warm weather always reminds me that, here, in the Southern U.S., spring comes early.February often brings lovely bright days -- we've have a row of them -- with temperatures up in the mid 60°'s F.  Balmy, really.So spring is just around the corner.  Even the native plants...

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