The one Gerbera daisy in the house had three orange flowers and the other one had at least two buds coming up and it was still a mystery what color they would be.  This is exciting because we brought in these two plants last year before the cold would have killed them.  Then not that long ago we moved them closer to the sun and both responded with flowers.

I could not figure out what Tilla, one of my dogs wanted.  He was jumping up and down on me.  He did not want to go into the yard.  Finally my wife commented, “He wants to go for a car ride.”  I was all set to go into town for for a quick errand.  I said, “Okay.”  And in the car he went.  I forgotten how much he loves car rides.  He even put the car into neutral, which I quickly corrected.  He stood on the passenger side, tail wagging, alert –very happy.

First Day Of Spring

Author: siggy

It was the first days of spring–somewhat cool.  It was in the forties.  I really did not have a countdown to spring this time.  Patches of snow still existed.  I was glad I no longer had to navigate the ice to my car in the driveway.  The ice existed for the longest time:  it was a combination of snowfalls and cold temperatures.  I just was glad spring finally arrived.  I no longer tolerate the cold that well.

Spring Is A Day Away

Author: siggy

Spring is a day away.  It has been abnormally cold.  Maybe, that is why there has been no evidence of crocuses–one of the first flowers of spring.  The daffodils are coming up–now only an inch high.  I really am tired of the cold.  Along with other people.  The next few days are going to be in the fifties.

Both my wife and I appreciated the orange Gerbera daisy that bloomed in our house.  The two plants were left over from last year.  The plants were annuals that would have died in the cold.  Recently she moved both plants closer to the window.  And one bloomed.  Both looked healthier.  I counted three buds on the other plant.  Let us see if that one blooms, too.  And what color the flower will be.  Every morning we look at that orange bloom both of become a little happier.  This was an experiment that worked to our surprise.

Spring Is On Its Way

Author: siggy

Spring is on its way. I heard someone in the bank say, ‘Today is going to be the hottest day of the year.’ I keep checking the bed of daffodils on the side of the house. Today a third clump was peeking its way through the earth. I still see no sign of the crocuses in our yard. The ten day weather forecast indicates we will get some more cold temperatures but the end of the winter is in sight.

The ice in our driveway was finally breaking up. It had gotten warmer. And we were having some more warm weather–fifties and sixties. For weeks it had become dangerous just to walk to our cars. The driveway was iced up. It was a combination of cold temperatures and several snowstorms in a small framework of time. Today I will start to break up the ice. Tomorrow it will hit sixty. Hopefully by then all the snow and ice will be gone.

We actually had a Gerbera daisy bloom in our house today–an orange one. It was winter time. We had brought in two plants before it became cold. And one decided to bloom. One had never done that before. The orange flower is a harbinger of spring. We are in the middle of a “heatwave”: it will hit forty for at least five days. I am praying all our snow and ice melts so we don’t pray for our life every time we walk the forty feet to our cars.

Tilla’s tail was thumping vigorously upon my arrival. I had been gone over three hours. My dog was really glad to see me. I quickly did the last few tasks of the evening and then went to bed. Tilla had to give me my final “good night”: he hopped on my bed briefly and then went to my office where he will spend the night on the Lazy Boy couch. There is nothing like a dog to make you feel welcome.

I was struggling to fall asleep for five or six nights. I knew it was due to anxiety which was caused by fear. I happened to open up a book I had on faith and found several passages I had underlined. The words were just what I needed to allay my anxiety. I kept referring to them the next few days. I started sleeping better. And not taking so long to fall asleep. It was a book I had not opened in a long time. I must have been dealing with similar issues before. It was just the right words I needed to hear. Books can be lifesavers.

I made several small discoveries today. My rubber tree in my office had new growth on four branches. I forgot that it has dormant periods. It is over three feet high. I give it a little water every day. That is the extent of my care. I never had one do well before. I will just continue doing what I am doing. I like looking at it every day and noticing anything new about it.

There were actually six goldfinch on my thistle feeder briefly and I noticed five or six also on my sunflower feeder at the same time. Goldfinch will sit there five minutes feeding. Now they are all gone. All the birds appeared to be male. That seems a little odd.

Last fall before the cold killed the two Gerbera daisies outside we brought them in. The annuals were going to die any way. And stuck both plants by the window and occasionally would give them water. The one closer to the window actually had a flower we discovered yesterday. I could not determine the color yet.

These were just three small observations I made in the last twenty-four hours.

The deer in the field less than twenty feet away from the road was feeding on some ?hay. I stopped for fifteen seconds and the animal did not budge. It continued feeding. I stared at it. It could have been a yearly–a doe. I noticed an odd thing: it did not seem to have fur above the shoulders. A car came in back of me and I had to move my car. The deer still continued feeding. It just stood there and did not seem afraid of me. I would have stayed there longer but I couldn’t.