"Phyllis and Jim" wrote:

I used to live in Syracuse. Are you near there?

In global terms, yes: I'm in a little town 30 miles west of Albany along
good old US 20, so about 2 hours from Syracuse. My older daughter (of 2)
and family live outside Rochester.

And although there's still some snow on the ground and ice on the pond, the
grass is greening up, and lots of other birds have joined the redwings for
the morning chorus. So spring is knocking at the door. I'll know for sure
when I see garlic shoots coming up, and that will probably happen as soon
as the snow melts off the bed. Maybe today, if the forecast is right.
Hey, it could happen!

Cheers,


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G