forsythia

[redbird]

After what seems like a very slow start, the forsythia bushes in our neighborhood now have lots of flowers open. (It has been sunny for the last several days, and very warm yesterday and today—I think today's high was something like 81F/27C, and tomorrow is forecast to be even warmer.) This feels late to me, but I'm not sure whether this is just not being used to living in Massachusetts, or that it feels vaguely out of order, in that the daffodils in front of the house have been blooming for a couple of weeks.

The nearby garden center now has six-packs of lettuce plants, and some potted herbs. I bought some potting soil today, to use with the seeds I started a few days ago, while trying not to worry about the likelihood that I should have started my seeds sooner than I did. (The seeds are currently in little disks of peat moss, just starting to sprout, and I am going to need to move at least the tomatoes into slightly larger pots before planting them outside.)

We also have enthusiastic cardinals singing in trees nearby; last summer we had at least one fine brood of cardinal fledglings darting across the yard.

Comments

[julian]

I think the snow was confusing to them, perhaps.

I don't know when forsythia usually blooms, but the Scylla are blooming, too, and they're usually around this time. Or, well, a few days later, but basically now-ish, or so my LJ would inform me.

[bibliofile]

I've been noticing the forsythia here too, in just a couple of places around the neighborhood. Out in the boonies, the daffs/narcissi are in full sun & full bloom after three days. Spring!

[nekhbet_love]

We have cardinals here too, they are singing right now, precious color. I started seeding some weeks ago but the seeds take very long to grow, I should have noticed that before seeding them.