Trees are starting to put out their buds and in some cases the leaves as well, flowers are popping up here and there, birds are showing signs of nest building and we have had a few extremely warm, sunny days which is definitely not normal for February. Not in this part of the world and not at this altitude anyway. Whereas it is of course jolly nice to have weather like that, it is a worrying reminder of the state of the climate and its rapid warming.
A few weeks ago it was all 'ice, ice baby' and now there's flowers up everywhere and even my garlic is starting to sprout. Noooo, it's too early!
Our neighbours said that last spring the same happened; the unusual warm weather made the buds come out, then it got frosty again and they didn't get a single fruit in their fruit trees.
Even though I am eager to start sowing and growing the plants, it's still better to wait a little while. When we moved here in the beginning of May last year, it was snowing!
Meanwhile, Mon Cheri has managed to finish building the compost and it certainly looks better than the big, untidy heap we had last year. Hooray!
Normally the St Valentine's day has been marked with a rose, but this year Mon Cheri had a great idea to buy me a tree! A Nordmann spruce to be exact. Now, that will last considerably longer than a rose (if it takes well to its new living quarters, the state of its roots was shocking). We had a lively discussion as to where to plant the tree, a compromise was made and the tree got a home in the garden. Now, I would have prefered up on the second terrace but hey, you have to choose your fights...
Though I'm pretty sure we will have to move it again in the near future.
Le petit sapin!
The few sunny days meant that the grill came out of its hibernation and we managed a couple of bbq's and it was warm enough to eat outside too. J'adore! Merghez and chipolata sausages coming up!
And as the weather and few other things leave me wondering, I will share this little piece of wisdom with you:
