We had a very short spring this year. April was cold and frosty. When May got hot and we had a couple of very hot spells. It was dry last summer and also the winter. So with very dry conditions you know what happened. We had some major forest fires. You know because many people suffered with the smoke from our fires. We still have about 60 wildfires and 10000 people away from their homes and farms.
Today's sunrise was 5:19 AM and sunset at 9:48 PM That means we had 16 hours and 29 minutes of daylight. With the long days our plants advance and mature quickly. My blue bells matured and now are going into dormancy. The bleeding heart is almost finished blooming. Some peonies are blooming. Irises are just ready to pop open. My tiger lilies are ready to burst into bloom.
So spring weather may have been rather short but I'll take May's fine weather. So far June has been nice but not too hot. I've got my tomatoes planted so I'm ready for summer.
I feel like we dropped into summer sunshine. The sun is coming up earlier and setting later even in Hawaii. I do like the winter coolness better. At least you've got beautiful flowers to look forward to and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great time of year for plants. Easy on the cool of winter. We get freezing cold.
DeleteWe have wildfires in Nova Scotia now, too. It's not good, is it? I hope your tomatoes excel this year. Today sunrise here is 5:24 am and sunset is 8:54 pm, just a little less daylight than you have. I'm a bit surprised by that.
ReplyDeleteIf you check , we're probably close to the same latitude.
DeleteHours of daylight much as here - weather too. My blue bells are almost over - the stars of my garden at present are the Aquelegia. We are desperte for rain - in fact my gardener has just been and given my garden a good soaking before sunrise.
ReplyDeleteWe are very, very dry . that's one reason why we have so many wildfires.
DeleteWe’ve had the AC on for three days but won’t need it again for awhile now.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to have to get my little window air conditioner set up.
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ReplyDeleteIt was a chilly spring here, kind of dry too. I hope summer will be better. Have a happy weekend.
It is raining with high winds here today. It is 6 degrees but feels like 0. We are hoping the weather the next few days will put out the fires in N.S. and N.B. We had a dry but cold spring. Hope the fires in the west are out soon too!
ReplyDelete6 degrees with a wind is not comfortable. The burning has slowed down but there's still about 60 wildfires and 10000 people out of their homes.
DeleteIt's been cool here after a heat wave, and I sure do like it this way! Hot weather just wilts me, much like your flowers. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've found that at this age I do not do well in the heat so no more working outside when it's hot.
DeleteI'm always surprised by how long the days are as we get closer to solstice. Those long days of sunshine really do make the garden grow!
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget when I was in Inuvik and they grew cabbages there.
DeleteI do hope the areas across the country with forest fires burning get some decent rain. We've had over 3 inches in the past week, so I'm willing to share. However, it's July weather here for the next week (30C), so I may be wishing for it to return.
ReplyDeleteIt was a incredibly long winter, hopefully our summer lasts as long.
We still have 60 fires on the go. We need rain to get the crops started.
DeleteTime to enjoy the good weather.
ReplyDeleteWe will enjoy our summer.
DeleteYour weather sounds better than mine, Red. We need rain here.
ReplyDeleteWe are very, very dry. That's why we have all the wildfires.
DeleteWe are thankful it cooled down here in Ontary-ary-ario!
ReplyDeleteWe are in for some hot weather. Now with the Ontario pronunciation, am I supposed to identify a bird call.
DeleteSixty fires! That's crazy. We're still pretty chilly in the mornings.
ReplyDeleteWe are 10 to 15 C here in the mornings.
DeleteReading posts about what's blooming in gardens in different parts of the northern hemisphere is fascinating. As I'm a bit south of you & Pat (Weaver), I get to "relive" the Spring flowers by reading your respective blogs. Thanks ever so much for sharing your present as well as your past with us all.
ReplyDeleteStay safe & well.
Thanks for visiting Hiawatha House.
DeleteIt's cooler here today. We could use a few days of rain.
ReplyDeleteWe are very, very dry here. That's why we have so many fires.
DeleteWarm enough for AC today. I was out in the yard cutting weeds at midday. What a fool I was. 😁
ReplyDeleteWhen we RE ELDERLY WE CAN'T TOLERATE HEAT AS WE DID.
DeleteI hope your garden goes well.
ReplyDeleteI love growing vegetable gardens. There's nothing like produce right out of the ground.
DeleteSeems like we had a week of Spring and now it is hot and humid. hope everyone gets rain soon we are dry here too:(
ReplyDeleteThe wildfires in Canada have been on our evening news every night lately. Thanks for the Spring update.
ReplyDeleteThe wildfires are a worry...starting in Quebec now too.
ReplyDeletei don't think we ever get 16 hours of daylight! That's a lot.
ReplyDeletesorry that your spring was short this year spring is most favorite season for all of us because of balanced pleasant weather and sprouting and flowering beauty but seems like all other things spring is changing either . because of long hot days our flowers process quickly sadly .
ReplyDeletesorry for fires ,i read at Jenney's place about wild fires which made me very sad .i really feel for friends who suffered from these fires and hope and pray may it all end soon and they can have their home back asap