Thanks, Moose. We have had some temperature cycles as well. I saw some
color on my neighbor's apple tree today, and took a close look. The few
blooms that I saw appear to have suffered badly during some recent cold
nights. I saw frost on a North-facing roof a few mornings ago.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Dogwood - Jim N.
> On 4/1/2011 10:39 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> The Dogwoods are just about open. Given the current trend in weather, I
>> decided to get some images today.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Dogwood.jpg.html
>
> Looks like a good companion piece to the Bradford Pear.
>
> We have a whole bunch of trees in town blossoming, especially cherries.
> Every year, many flowering trees not native to
> this climate get fooled by relatively warm, dry weather in the middle of
> winter, and bloom early - often only to have
> the flowers dashed down by the next rain.
>
> This year, we had a very early, wet onset of winter, followed by several
> weeks of mild, mostly dry weather. Then in mid
> Feb. through March, we had a lot of rain (snow pack 60% above average so
> far). The relatively warm, dry period was early
> enough that it fooled fewer trees than usual, although there were quite a
> few, including mine, that fell for it.
>
> Suddenly, Wed was beautiful, clear with a few fluffy clouds and temps in
> the upper 60s. Then wham, yesterday and today
> were like summer, clear with temps in the upper 70s. I had dinner last
> night with an old friend visiting the area at an
> outdoor table in comfort.
>
> I suppose I should have been capturing at least a couple of the nicest
> trees, but I was satisfied just taking in the beauty.
>
> Moose
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