inlikeflint

This may not be a bid deal to a lot of West coasters... (Particularly those close to San Diego.) But it has been a balmy winter in Kansas. To be more specific, It was 72 degrees today and this is not typical of the climate for the middle of February. A week or so ago, it was almost 80 degrees. Tonight it is supposed to freeze, so I decided to take some before and after photos to show what winter plants look like in a non tropical environment.


These are... I am not too sure. I did not plant them and they are growing in the rocks in my dry river bed. They are so bright and yellow, they almost burnt my retina out before I snapped the photo.


These are Day Lillys that think it is March... Man, it is going to kill them when they figure out they are a month early.


This is the pond... This sort of shows you how warm it has been... That's water celery and it going to be a real mess to clean out of the pond this year.


Just growing like no tomorrow... there were a few rowboat bugs already working the bog over. AND mosquito! I was bit by a mosquito. Who gets bit by a mosquito in February? (Shit, I did.)



Looks like the vines think it's April...


Those are daises... They don't bloom till may... (You know, after the April showers... they bring May flowers.)


...and the water puppies. They are supposed to be sleeping right now. Something called hibernation. They don't know what time it is, they are all messed up right now thinking I am going to feed them. (It's okay they can much on some of the water plants that are growing and the algea that is not supposed to growing yet!)

February is usually considered winter 'round these parts... I am not complaining, but there are going to be a buttload of bugs this year... That means locusts and grasshoppers that eat the shit out of grain... Might be a good idea to plop a couple bags of flour in the freezer this year.

I also might invest in an asphalt company and front end allignment businesses because if things keep going like this and it does freeze, there are going to be pot holes the size of St. Louis.