Spring Tease
California does this in January - teasing us with mild temps and milt to warm sun mid-morning until the sun disappears from sight. Then Winter comes back and laughs at us, with grey, wind, cold, and occasional hail. I first noticed this when I started getting in to gardening. Each place I've gardened has had its own microclimate. Here by the creek, the air is a bit more moist and cool than average. Even when the temps top 100 in the summer, a cool breath of air comes up off the mostly dry creek bed. I have pruned my roses, added Miracle Gro, and moved my lemon tree. Sweet peas that were sewn at the end of the Fall are popping out in their pots ... and some unexpected spots in the ground. Surprise! The bulbs have been pushing out new leaves and the beginnings of bulbs. The blue-purple hyacinth is already blooming and sending perfume into the air. Some of my lavender plants have produces flower buds. The strawberry plant, remarkably, has survived frosts and has healthy green leave