Re: New Years . . . California

At 06:03 PM 1/3/2002, David Feix wrote:
>We are getting the first sun here in 3 weeks, as we
>start to dry out abit from several weeks of rain . . .

I enjoyed hearing about David trip into the northern coast - we had plans 
for some day trips over the holiday into at least Point Reyes (a park on 
the coast north of San Francisco) but the continuous wet weather put us 
off.  In many areas rainfall amounts this winter are already 2-3 times 
normal for the entire year!!  And our 'normal' wettest months are 
January-February!  In the previous 2 winters I can recall not receiving 
much rain at all BEFORE New Years, and each of those years we received a 
reasonably normal amount for our area.  Makes me wonder what we have in 
store for the rest of the wet season!

I've noticed many plants rushing into flower locally, now well watered and 
the generally mild temperatures.  My rosemaries are already in full flower, 
Roldana has many large burgundy flower heads, passionflowers are still 
flowering and fruiting.  Now, with the promise of a bit of sun, things may 
really take off!

Happy New Year!
Seán O.

h o r t u l u s   a p t u s     -    'a garden suited to its purpose'
Seán A. O'Hara            fax (707) 667-1173         sean@support.net
710 Jean Street, Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
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