And Now for the Local Weather

Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted 6 more weeks of winter but here in South Carolina, spring is just around the corner. (I thought the same thing last year and the year before when we had hard freezes after the trees and the spring flowers budded.)

This is the maple tree in the front yard



and a lonely little crocus in the midst of some winter detritus.



We’ve had a few days this past week with temps in the 70’s plus a few spring showers. Our lakes seem to be filling up a bit, but the Army Corps of Engineers has decided to resume draining our lakes to feed areas downstream. At one point you could walk almost all the way across Lake Hartwell.

I am sick of washing dishes only when the dishwasher is completely full and brushing my teeth rinsing my toothbrush in a paper cup instead of under a stream of water. I shouldn’t be complaining. The other day it rained and we had actual puddles standing in the yard. For the last year or so, the rain soaked into the dry ground so rapidly puddles couldn’t form.

While I hate the hot, humid SC summers, it's nice seeing the sun and not having to scrape the frost off the windshield in the mornings.