Coping with Cold
IntarsiaCo@aol.com (Tue, 01 Apr 2003 12:44:09 PST)
In a message dated 4/1/2003 1:32:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,
magrysbo@shu.edu writes:
It may
be balmy in the morning when I step out but when I get to work in South
Orange it often feels 15 degrees (F) colder. We've had frost though the
last 2 nights. I imagine further northwest, away from the coast and up
towards the Appalachian ridges of Sussex county, the seasons may be weeks
behind.
I travel weekly between New York City and northwest Connecticut, a distance
of about 90 miles. Casual observations over the years leads me to generalize
that every 10 miles north means a day's difference in the early spring
season, that is, NYC is 9 to 10 days ahead of us. Snowdrops started to bloom
last week, daffodils in warmer parts of the garden are only just pushing tips
through the soil surface. Looking forward to see if any of the high altitude
Kniphofias survived as well as a planting of Eucomis autumnalis ssp.
clavatus.
Mark Mazer
Intarsia Ltd.
Gaylordsville, CT 06755-0142
http://www.therapyshapes.com/
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