Spring
happened quickly and briefly, lasting from Sunday through Monday. Saturday
night the temperature dropped to 32º, resulting in freezer-burned little potato
plants. They turned black instead of green.
Sunday and
Monday were lovely. My favorite pink tulips opened their blooms.
The
euphorbia bracts were perfect lemon yellow.
Today the
temperature is 92º. A hot, dry wind is blowing from the southwest. The tulips
are cooked and the euphorbia is fading.
Having
lived in Kansas 47 years I should not expect dependable, gradual changes from
winter to spring, spring to summer and so on, but somehow I’m always optimistic
about spring. It fools me nearly every year, but a two-day spring is the
cruelest of all.
Copyright
2013 by Shirley Domer
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