February wasn’t very kind to us this year. It started out well enough with a couple of nice walks but then we were hit with a couple of weeks of viruses, and several days of snowy, icy cold weather. Worrying about my sister’s worsening health problems has added to the feeling of the rug being pulled out from under our feet. But yesterday the temperature reached 71°F and we made a brief afternoon visit to the botanical garden.
We were looking specifically for the tiny sandhills pyxie-moss that we saw last year but were disappointed to see only one little flower on the clump. Maybe February was a bit too harsh for this ‘rare minute creeping subshrub,’ too. But we were happy to see some of our old friends from last winter.
aka square-pod water-primrose
Last year we had daffodils blooming in the woods behind our house on February 21. Not this year. I think the 3.5 inches of snow we got on the 19th, followed by days of cold temps, made them wait a week or so. But now they’re blooming! Today I’m dealing with malaise and the chills from my second shingles vaccination. But I hope to get back on track soon.
I like Lenten roses but see few of them around here.
Good luck getting over the shingles vaccine side effects. I had the shots because who wants to get shingles? I figured a little bit of controlled suffering now was better than the alternative.
Looks like spring has come your way, hopefully bringing better days ahead! 🙏🏼
If the bad weather wasn’t enough, yuck to February’s health was a struggle. Good news is that spring has sprung and turning the page to March is a short time away.