Ahh, Spring! OT of 3/30

Reading posts of blooming spring flowers, I decided I
wanted to see what a "crocus" was....googled it and was
bombarded w/lots of crocus photos links. Some are
butt-ugly, IMHO, but I did like the ones that looked
like orchids, also ones that were ringers for tiger lilies.
There are beautiful flowers here, blooming and dying,
to be replaced immediately by other kinds doing the
same till it gets cold again....so different from the
perennial tropical flowers I was used to seeing all year.
It is great to see them all over the area in RL instead of
only in movies or photos.

Monique Y. Mudama...

There are some beautiful wildflowers here. I love indian paintbrush;
such a vibrant red. I don't recall if I've ever seen it in populated
areas, though, or just on trails.

The prairie dogs across the street are having lots of
babies these days. I hope everyone remembers that
kitten season is fast approaching and if you've been
putting off spays or neuters for your cats get it done to
keep the shelter population down......kindness for our
dependents begins at home.

sriddles...

Crocuses aren't that spectacular. I only like them because they bloom
so early. Sometimes even come up in the snow. It's like a reminder that
winter *really* will soon be over. Remember when Son was driving in
Colorado--he brought me some Columbine seed. I assume it's a flower
that grows well there -- am trying them although I don't hold much hope
they'll do well in the heat and wind we have.

sriddles...

Oh, that is beautiful. The hottest I remember here was 113, but that's
rare. It's very common to hit 100 esp. from July 1 through August.
Right now, the highs range from 91-93 in the forecast for all week. We
didn't get much of a spring, just went straight into hot weather.

Monique Y. Mudama...

Yeah, spring and fall are very short here. Although it's not full
summer heat yet; it's in the high 70s, though. Just a couple of weeks
ago I was skiing, and could still be, but I don't see the point in
driving to the mountains to ski when I can be doing outdoor stuff in
shorts closer to home.

Prairie dogs are fun to watch. There's a big prairie dog town near
where STeve Touchstone lives. (on the reserve, I believe, where Pam,
STeve & I did the cookout)I remember some controversy about some folks
wanting to destroy them. I hope it didn't happen. I'd love to have
prairie dogs close enough to watch.
Kitten season hasn't hit us (yet). The shelter doesn't have any
kittens, and just a few adult cats. That's rare.

Monique Y. Mudama...

Those prarie dogs. They're so cute and so dumb. I freaked DH out by
trying to get him to stop the car to shoo one off of the street.
Since then I've found that they're amazingly suicidal, and shooing
them away from dangerous situations would be a 24-hour commitment.