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Warm January

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Last January, Toronto, Ashbridges Bay area, The Beach.

This was an snow and ice cave that the waves crashing onto the beach helped form.

See the snow? yeah, we actually had snow last year in January.

This year, there’s only been a scant amount that’s melted almost as soon as it’s fallen. What a difference! BTW this photo goes with the one I have on Tricia’s Musings today, that post has more info about our unseasonably warm winter- so far.

Purple Hyacinth

This weeks a little cooler. Actually it’s going to be cooler than it was even in December.

However it’s still no where near as cool as it normally is in January. That’s why I’m also posting a photo of a lovely purple Hyacinth for you today. I’m beginning to think that my spring flowers will come up in late February or March rather than April and May when they usually arrive.

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Not winterizing this year

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With all the snow- that has melted today since it’s above zero … I don’t think I’m going to be putting the garden to bed properly this year.

I just haven’t been feeling well and I can’t manage to make myself get out there and mound soil around the roses or protect them in any way. My husband knows how to do this but for some reason he’s hesitant to do it without my explicit direction so I guess it’s just not going to happen.

Well I guess this will be a good test to see how hardy some of the plants really are. I know a few of my roses stand a good chance of not making it if we don’t protect them but I might just have to live with that if it happens.

Lets hope it’s a mild winter for my gardens sake.

The snow stayed this time!

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Darn! I write about how it’s been snowing on and off each morning for the past few days and guess what? It snowed a tiny bit yesterday evening and I guess it snowed a tiny bit in the night and unfortunately it’s been cool enough all day for the snow to stay on the ground.

It’s been melting away quickly before this … but now it’s staying. Boo Hoo.

I’ve had roses continue to bloom through the month of November.

Don’t get me wrong, it hasn’t been warm here, although we have had a few nice warm days here and there. Nope it’s just my crazy roses don’t know when to shut themselves off, and before you ask the last time I deadheaded any of them was the beginning of August so they’ve had plenty of time to get the message and shut down for winter.

Finally those lovely miraculous blooms are drooping. I thought I might continue to look out the window and be amazed at the perfect flowers for a while yet, but I guess last nights snow and cool temps finally got to them.

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