Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Spring Has Sprung


Well spring has definately sprung here in Southern California. The hillsides are literally covered in the most beautiful assortment of wildflowers! Everwhere you look, you see orange, yellow, purple, gold and a plethora (yes, I said plethora!) of colors! It's absolutely beautiful and so uplifting from the winter we had. For some reason this year winter really got to me; brought me down. It usually doesn't do that, but I am getting older and so much about me has changed as the years have flown by. Maybe winter is just one more thing.


So I have much to do in my garden (still) and apparantly alot more time now to do it in. Last Friday I received one of those phone calls that no employed person wants to get; "your position has been eliminated". That's right. Laid off. I'm lucky though; this is only my 2nd layoff in a 30 year career. Alot of folks have had many layoff's. Unfortunately (here we go with the age thing again), because I am older it is going to be much more difficult to find someone that will hire me. AND with the lousy economy and job losses that are still occuring daily, it may take a while to find something. So...I gaze into my backyard and see where I can spend most of my free time.


So why haven't I gone out there and gotten started? Maybe it's because I feel like I'm just on a short little vacation and will be going back to work soon so I don't want to get any large project going just yet. Hm. Maybe. Or, maybe it's because I'm lazy. Well, we know that but I doubt that's the problem this time. Maybe it's a little overwhelming. I can somewhat believe that. With all the rain we had this past winter, the weeds grew like....well....WEEDS! They are everywhere! And I can't really do any planting until I get rid of them. Of course, weeding really irks my allergies....and I can just find all kinds of excuses not to do it! But I know I have to so this week (sometime) I will get back there and get the project going. Weeding and planting and feeding (which I've already started). The weeding shouldn't be too bad because the ground is still soft with traces of moisture so most of the weeds should come right up. Thank goodness. Alot of my container plants have already come back and have had their first bloom. So pretty. I think most of those will be going in the ground this year.


So I have my work cut out for this week. Between that and job hunting I should be plenty busy.


Wherever you are, enjoy the waking of spring! (if it ever stops snowing and/or raining where you are!)

6 comments:

Greenie said...

Happy Spring! I hear you about the weeds. Just when I think I've pulled them all out, I find a new crop. Sigh! I've also noticed the bugs are coming out in full force too.

Patrice said...

Great shot. The flowers are so colorful. I like it.

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Great shot. The flowers are so colorful. I like it.

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Happy Spring! I hear you about the weeds. Just when I think I've pulled them all out, I find a new crop. Sigh! I've also noticed the bugs are coming out in full force too.

Sherri @Online PhD in Education said...

I am so sorry to hear that you had been laid off. You just have to keep your head up and keep on. I think you are right in treating this like a mini vacation. It will give you time to catch up on things around the house.

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