Thursday, April 05, 2007

There should be Cherry Blossoms.

Oi! Weather! It is supposed to be spring here. It is frakking *April*. Over the past few weeks, everything has been slowly thawing:






to the point that two Mondays ago there was very little ice left on the lake, and it was 80 degrees F out, so I could sit on a bench by the lake and knit and watch the sun set:













Lovely! This is too warm for so early, but at least it is a step in the right direction. It is spring! There should be cherry blossoms! Ok, maybe not in Minnesota, but you know what? I used to live in DC, and this time of year there should be cherry blossoms.

Why do I bring this up? BECAUSE IT WAS 15 DEGREES F WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE YESTERDAY MORNING, and 19 TODAY. IT IS GOING TO BE IN THE THIRTIES DURING THE DAY ALL WEEK AND IT SNOWED SQUEAKY WINTER SNOW ON TUESDAY. THIS IS NOT RIGHT.

It is time for it to be spring, so I would appreciate some spring weather around here.

6 comments:

Vika said...

This same cold front may kill a great number of those vaunted cherry blossoms!

I am cursing the weather gods for sending us a week of really nice weather and then this cold mess!

April freezes in DC are WRONG!.

Anyway, I sympathize. You still have nicer weather in the summer, though :D

Kate said...

Um, your lows are going to be higher than our *highs*. :)

Grendel said...

Ahem.

*snicker*

Weather wimps.

Okay, okay, it should bloody well be spring. And warmer.

Witty said...

What happened to not usually talking about the weather as per your March 16th post? ;)

If it makes you feel any better, the cold weather in DC will likely kill all the cherry blossoms...

Vika said...

I feel your pain, I do...but I don't live where it gets that cold on a regualr basis anymore...and there's a reason for that.

College Glassblower said...

oh WAAH! wusses.... and i live in PHILADELPHIA!