Spring really came on in a rush when we had four days in a row of 80ยบ+ temps. There was barely a green haze in the woods and then almost overnight everything was green.
I saw honeysuckles in bloom, which is really unusual for the end of April/beginning of May. The redbuds are magnificent this spring, but other flowering trees like the weeping cherry seem to be sparsely flowered. Our red flowering crab was very good, though. It came on in about two days.
I hate when we have these really hot spells this early. I like things to develop apace, so you can savor each thing as it blossoms. When you have four days of 85-87, it just forces everything out at once and you're overwhelmed by it all.
But we can't change the weather, so what's the point in complaining. It's sure a lot better than a late freeze like we had two years ago that nipped a lot of plants and trees in the bud, so to speak. Did a real number on the peaches that season and they were very scare here locally.
