Oh ya....

It's spring all right. Yesterday I had to go get some more soil and I took the backroads and was just crusing and enjoying looking at all the new leaves emerging. Lots of color from the spring bloomers, but it was so nice to se e the Oaks and Hickories and others all peaking their leave s out. Was refreshing to see.

Then this mornign get up and head to store and noticed my car is covere d with Pine pollen. My trip this time was filled with trying to drive and blow nose and sneeze at same time. Wish we would have gotten them tornado rains and storms this week cuz it gonna be a dry couple weeks according to weather man and all that pollen gonna be floatign around everywhere. I love the shade that Pines provide while not sufficating the light from plants and the natural mulch they provide, but sur e hate the pollen the produce.

Sure hope it gets nice and toasty warm soon for all ya folks in the North.

In the 20's here today after 18 inches of new snow last night. Sooo everything is rather white and will stay that way for a while. But people have started to sugar so in the next few days I should supply folks with some photos of bucket on the good old maple trees just up the road.

Send some warmth this way! And 'god bless you' for all those sneezes that you must be suffering from.

David

A nice mild 11 here today, but turning colder tomorrow, with frost and snow showers forecast.

Resin

In the central midwest it's around 36 with light snow flurries. This time last weekend I was working outside in short sleeves. Just a reminder that winter isn't over yet.

You have my sympathy about the allergies. I'm on prescription allergy meds year round. My passion for gardening and all the pets doesn't help. The fact that I planted a pine tree right outside my bedroom window before I knew that it was a common allergen also isn't good since it is now taller than our 2 story house. I hope that you get some relief soon. Have you visited the healthy living forum? I'm going to check it out and see if I can find some useful tips.

I'm envious of you there with that fresh maple syrup even if the ground is snow covered. My tomato seeds sprouted today and my 2 year old granddaughter that helped me plant them finds it fascinating. She leafs through my seed catalogs viewing the photos and naming the vegies. She remembers so much about gardening with me last summer, it amazes me. It's nice to have someone that shares my passion. She likes me to show her the insects in bug files. They frighten her, but she still wants to look at them. Oh, she also shares my allergy problems which is not so good.


A "bless you" for everytime you sneeze,
Betty

Thankyou! I would love to se e some pic s of maple runnign and how they do it to the tree. I am orginally a Northerner, from Michigan and suburbs of Cleveland and Every year would go to the Berea Fair and in the big pavillion there was these folsk that would sell little maple leaf shaped piece s of maple candy and other maple products.

I would go wild there buying all kinds of maple goodies. Haven't had any real maple since, but never seen folks actually getting the syrup from a tree.

I don't know the in's and out's of it, but seems that that the nutrients for the tre e and if you take those sugars out, doesn't it stunt or strees the trees?

Ahhhhhhhhh Betty so called ya got a little gardenign buddy. : ) The time children spend in the garden is the best lessons in life they can learn.