Thanks for sharing that picture! FWIW, in the Celtic/Pagan calendar, Feb 1 is the holiday of "first planting," and the time at which the lengthening days first become noticable (even in Britain, which is NOT a mediterranian climate!). Depending on the weather, I've sometimes seen the plum trees bloom by now, though usually they're in full flower closer to Presidents' Day.
The ornamental pears near here (Cuesta Park) were in full blossom last week and actually have now lost most of their petals. The iris in my photo seems to have rushed to blossom... none of its sibling bulbs (I did a massive division last summer) have followed its lead, as yet.
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Date: 2003-01-20 12:03 pm (UTC)So yes, Celebrate Spring! Yay!
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Date: 2003-01-20 12:08 pm (UTC)The ornamental pears near here (Cuesta Park) were in full blossom last week and actually have now lost most of their petals. The iris in my photo seems to have rushed to blossom... none of its sibling bulbs (I did a massive division last summer) have followed its lead, as yet.