tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post8730323248964410595..comments2023-10-10T08:33:26.926-06:00Comments on Byzigenous Buddhapalian: Cet après-midi dans le jardinPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-7652922332926417292009-02-15T06:54:00.000-07:002009-02-15T06:54:00.000-07:00Given my confession to being a weather wimp, I wou...Given my confession to being a weather wimp, I would not survive well in your beautiful city, David. Spring will yet come, mon ami.<BR/><BR/>When I lived in the East Bay I could count on spring arriving by my saint's day (Conversion of St Paul, January 25). By then the magnolias and the non-bearing plums would be in bloom, followed shortly by daffodils in mid-February and tulips.<BR/><BR/>I remember seeing daffodils preparing to bloom in Missisauga in late April, noting that they had long since come and gone in my part of the world.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-72234686839585259572009-02-15T05:39:00.000-07:002009-02-15T05:39:00.000-07:00PaulI love to think someone actually got out to wo...Paul<BR/>I love to think someone actually got out to work in the garden!<BR/><BR/>Here there's less than a foot of snow in the back garden, but with chill factors of minus 24 centigrade it's going to be a while yet, and yes I'm almost imptient to be able to get out there working.<BR/><BR/>The roses sound wonderful, and of course we'll all be looking forward to seeing your pictures of the first blooms.<BR/><BR/>David@MontrealDavid@Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447479118332347163noreply@blogger.com