On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 05:33:59 GMT, "Allegra"
wrote:


"dave weil" wrote in message
.. .

BTW, are we *ever* going to see the sun again?

Note to those outside of Nashville - we've set a new record for the
number of consecutive non-sun days (defined as 15 minutes or less sun
each 24 hr period). I think we're at 16 now (this current string
started on Valentine's Day).


Brag, brag, brag. You should move to Portland to learn
about what the absence of that yellow thing in the sky
is all about. Our roses grow on memories. And alfalfa
pellets!

The difference is the fact that you guys are acclimated to it. This
has been the dreariest period that I can remember (on several levels).

How are your roses doing? In the dark, dark, dark
Nashville? Here in sunny Portland Oregon ( we have
seen the yellow thing maybe once since Valentine's
Day) the roses are acting like perfect divas.

Not well. After the snow, and record rainfall and cold temperatures
(right now, it's 26 degrees), our roses have taken a beating this
winter. Sombrueil, which looked just fine well into the winter,
finally browned its leaves after the 7 inch snowfall. The canes look
OK though. Everything else is OK I think, but there's going to be some
serious pruning to be done.

But, as I write this, I'm looking out on the first real sunrise in
almost a month. The sun is actually shining. And it's going to get up
to the 60s tomorrow.

Some
are covered with leaves, goodness help us all since
normally by the middle of March (beware of the Ides)
we have a killer frost or some such that sends everything
back to ground zero. So I am not going outside unless
is absolutely necessary or I will get truly depressed.

But the white gorgeous clematis by Altissimo is in
full bloom...talking about missing dates...

Well, the marigolds are coming up. I'm sure that they'll be blitzed in
late March as usual though.