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[cleolinda]

Fact: February is the beginning of spring in Alabama.

Evidence: Pictures I took in my backyard earlier this week.

These are in large pots at about shoulder-level as you walk out the back door. My mother can't remember what they are, so I guess we'll find out, won't we?

These are camellias. I think?

This is a potted Japanese cherry tree (ornamental, no fruit). In the third picture (below left), I have no idea what that curving filament is. It looks like a hair, but--it's not mine. And you can see some spiderwebbage going on as well. So I have no idea.

Meanwhile, the picture to the right is the jasmine draped over the top of our privacy fence. It's very hard to see, but there really are two or three yellow blossoms up there already--I could smell them very clearly.

Note: despite all the floriage (amazingly, this is a real word), it was damn hell ass cold.

Bonus: Sunday morning at the Jones house. Apparently my dogs went on a bender last night or something. And now you know why Shelby's nickname is Right-Angle Dog.

Comments

[palmetto.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's a camellia. :)

Oddly enough, none of our trees have started to flower yet. The redbuds should be out soon, though, and the grass in the yard has perked up.

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

Fact: February is the beginning of spring in Alabama.

That's why I love visiting my grandmother in Montgomery for spring break. It's still completely spastic up in northern Virginia well into April, so it's nice to spend a week in a place where there are actual plants growing.

[soleta-nf.livejournal.com]

I need help! What Cleo entries should I recommend for LJ's anniversary book? (http://community.livejournal.com/lj_turns10/573.html?thread=6973#t6973) The one that comes to mind is the beignet that Cleo's sister made, but I can't find a link to that. Thanks!

[jedilora.livejournal.com]

Man, and we got excited today because most of the snow melted off the roof.

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

Fact: February is the beginning of spring in Alabama.

This Canadian is going to go sulk in a corner now. ;P

[tundraeternal.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, i'm so jealous! New York is NOT damn hell ass cold, but that's just an aberration today. Next week it'll snow again :(

Right Angle Dog is going to be the next super-hero movie, i'm sure!

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

Your dogs look like how I felt this morning.

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Wow, pretty cherry blossoms! We can't (or don't) grow anything like that all the way down here. Too hot...

[divadeanna.livejournal.com]

It's veeery warm in Tennessee right now, too. Was wondering when things were going to start blooming again!

[rissa333.livejournal.com]

So is this Kentuckian. Sigh.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hmm. People seem to like the one about Gerald?

[kouredios.livejournal.com]

Ugh. February is Hell in Massachusetts. Jealous!

[soleta-nf.livejournal.com]

Do you have a link handy? I think they're looking for links at this point.

[fortuna-juvat.livejournal.com]

All of michigan was out frolicking in the 40 degree weather this weekend.

I think your "Damn hell ass cold" is a little different than ours. :)

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

Seriously.

[vkitty.livejournal.com]

I'm in California. Our first beach day was in January. *shrug*

[soulforophelia.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm so jealous!!! You have actual leaves on your trees!

We got up to 50 degrees here today, the warmest it's been since some time in October. Yesterday there was a foot of snow and now in the sunny spots there's just muddy grass. It's fabulous, everyone was outside in my neighborhood like it was 70 degrees or something.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, lemme go look--possibly the Nancy Drew one, people seemed to like that. There's also m15m, I guess. Van Helsing or POTO, those two were fairly strong? I'd suggest Twilight/15M, but it's got pictures, and I don't know that they want to tangle with those.

http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/545789.html
http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/382500.html

http://community.livejournal.com/m15m/721.html
http://www.livejournal.com/community/m15m/6231.html

I mean, to choose one from, not all four or anything.

[gabriellejoya.livejournal.com]

Fact: It will be winter here in Montana until May.
Evidence: Its snowing. Again.

Just kill me now.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Well, it was about 24 degrees at the time.

[palexbluexangel.livejournal.com]

Let's add one Pennsylvanian to this list!

[mogumogu.livejournal.com]

Wow, flowers already...

[fortuna-juvat.livejournal.com]

In Alabama? Damn, someone got the weather Gods drunk.

[soleta-nf.livejournal.com]

I'll look through them. Thanks. :)

[calatha.livejournal.com]

But it was 50F today, w00t! I could see some bare ground! :D