Sleet

  

I saw a robin yesterday evening, so I know it won't be long until spring arrives.  Until then, we will just have to maintain and survive until the fun times begin.  Right now all most people can do is "hunker down" and ride out the bad weather.

Aloe Vera

 

Recently, I got two starts from an aloe vera plant, and brought them home.  They've been in this pot since than and I've fertilized them once.  Rain water seems to be helping them grow well.  Will put them outside when threat of frost is gone.  Warm temps help them grow real well, and I won't have to catch the rain water, it will fall on them freely.

Christmas Cactus

 

I got this cactus back during Christmas, when they were on sale.  Since then I re-potted it into a larger pot to encourage growth.  I fertilized it once since then and it seems to be doing well.

Sweet Potato Slips

 

As you can see the sweet potato that I've been rooting, has got several "slips" growing, which can be removed along with some of the roots, later for planting.

Spring Blooms

 

Well, what do you think?  These spring flowers are blooming and the temps are real nice, they are always the first one's to bloom.  The ground hog predicted that we would have an six more weeks of winter.........so, now it's a wait and see.

Winter/Spring?

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.........and the temps are creeping up into the 60's, so that means we are in for some nice weather.  The problem is that we will have some more freezing weather and the trees and spring plants will be confused and get frost bitten.  I guess there will be a problem finding good fruit again this year at the stores.

Trees Blooming

 This is the old elm tree in the front yard and as you can see it's putting out it blooms.  The other trees are doing the same with the warm weather we've been having.  The blooms are plentiful,  which will turn into seeds that it will drop and cause many new seedlings to pop up in my yard.  These are a problem, because I have to keep cutting them back when they get too big.  The flower beds are full of them and it's a constant battle each year.

Peaches

 

This was one of my peach trees, last year.  Our weather has been volatile this year, with warm and then cold spells, back and forth.  The trees have already started to bud for the coming spring and now we have another freezing cold front happening.  I'm afraid what will become of this year's crops with all this weather fluctuation.  The spring plants are subject to this problem, as well!