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67 Days Until Spring.

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:20:19 GMT

I know there is a lot of winter left, and NE PA has had some doozies of storms in the spring like the blizzard of 1993, but still, I can't wait to see some green.

It is still light now at 5 or a little after and will only get better on that front. Like many I am so tired of seeing bare trees and more gray skies than blue. Sunday was great, but those days are few and far between.

It tickles me pink to come up the driveway and see the first flowers coming up.

Is everyone else ready? Also, I'm tired of my furnace running. I want open windows and fresh air.

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Reconnaissant — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:23:36 GMT

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grandma r — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:28:58 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2. Sounds terrific!!! Being outside always helps brighten your day.

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:39:47 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 I won't be happy unless we get some foot high snow storms in February. The first two weekends in February are the best bet, but I'll take anything up until the end of March. Our winter aconites have not yet poked their heads through the mulch, but we have a few spring bulbs giving it a try. Wish they would wait for a while so they don't get hit with the cold.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:42:06 GMT

We aren't even a month into winter. You've got a long cold spell ahead. Hunker down and enjoy it before the inferno of summer hits.

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JudyL — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:49:02 GMT

I don't live with snow and cold like the rest of you but I'm enjoying the winter days because I know soon enough it'll be hot, dry spells that are miserable with fires and smoke. So telling myself to enjoy these cold, for us its cold, gray days and longer nights, hoping for rain, because before I know it, it'll be summer.

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newjersey — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:54:50 GMT

I love winter - just don't like snow. Like cool weather. I agree with you though - there's nothing like having the windows open for fresh air in the spring and the fall.

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alicedee — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:59:34 GMT

We haven't had any lasting winter weather yet....very unusual.

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haddon9 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:01:35 GMT

@Reconnaissant wrote:

I'll second that!!

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willdob3 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:05:32 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2

NOOO!!!

It will probably be boiling hot and humid here before “spring” hits. We don’t really have spring here.

Let me enjoy the few cool days we have before the melting season starts again...

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Carmie — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:11:29 GMT

I am ready for spring. One week of winter is enough for me. I hate the cold and dark days of winter.

Three seasons...spring summer and fall would be desirable.

I too, have noticed that is it still light out at 5 pm. I love it. I hate to have to walk the dogs in the dark.

Spring! bring it on.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:17:20 GMT

I know the heat and humidity is awful, but I'm talking about my need for green.

I just want to see leaves and green grass.

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Mellyg — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:37:43 GMT

I would settle for some sunshine. I can continue handling winter, if only I could occasionally see the sun! The gray skies every single day are getting to me!

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chrystaltree — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:42:30 GMT

That's calendar spring. Real spring doesn't happen here until the first week or so of May. Too far away to think about now.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:45:35 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
We aren't even a month into winter. You've got a long cold spell ahead. Hunker down and enjoy it before the inferno of summer hits.

LOL Spring, followwed by the season called "omg it's sooo HOT!"

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Carmie — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:01:20 GMT

I am probably in the minority, but I love hot, hot, hot.

My swimsuits are having withdraw symptoms.

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RainCityWoman — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:06:57 GMT

I feel as if I have been in a fog for a year and cannot get a grip on what my life has been. Time seems to have no meaning. One day fades into the next. Thinking about spring just means I have two more months to lose as I wait for the other shoe to drop. Does anyone else feel this way? The only positive thing about the advent of spring is a partial end to the dark, dreary, drizzly days of Fall and Winter.

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Foxxee — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 02:30:55 GMT

Maybe those yearning to see green could use some houseplants in their houses.

Spring through Summer is my least favorite time of the year, but I do like plants. I have 11 at my windows and don't have to pull weeds in hot temperatures, so winter is also a welcome reprieve from humidity and pesky biting bugs.

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Tessa Mendoza — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:21:48 GMT

Why not just try to enjoy the season you are in now and not wish time away? We are only 3 weeks into winter.

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stevieb — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:23:19 GMT

I'm in no hurry. We haven't had winter yet and odds are we won't in my area, where it seems we haven't for years now. Although we used to have four seasons, it seems like we now see only spring, summer and fall. Besides, summer follows spring and I am in no way looking forward to summer, which seems to last forever.