We hit 101 yesterday in Tucson and Oro Valley and are headed to 100 today on this first day of spring! We're in uncharted territory, according to meteorologists.
Update: at 1this afternoon we hit 101!!!
For the first time since they started keeping records in 1894, we just made it through an entire winter without having a single freeze. That made it our warmest winter on record, averaging 59.3 degrees.
It's the first winter that my bougainvillea plants didn't freeze and have to be cut back! The first winter that I didn't have to cover my other flowers when we got frost. (The bougainvillea are too tall and thorny to cover.) It made for a very pleasant winter with a lot of hiking in shorts, but I think this summer will be hell.
My bougainvillea and my giant prickly pear.
Here are some spring photos
from my neighborhood walk:
Green bark on a palo verde tree.
My neighbor's cactus just bloomed.
Can you see the red cardinal flying away from where it was sitting on the matching red ocotillo blooms?
Two of my succulents.
My kids/spouses/granddaughter are visiting next week and we'll be seeking out cool spots. Since they're all vegan, I made vegan chocolate chip banana muffins for them and put them in the freezer. And I only ate one!!!
And for a St. Patrick's Day party on Tuesday I made Baileys' Irish Cream chocolate truffles! Not vegan. And I ate way more than one!
Have a colorful day
Time to run thru the sprinklers! I have seen a forecast showing the chance of above average monsoon activity in the south... hopefully it will give your area some nice cooling rain, and us too if we're lucky! Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteJudy, we can’t even run through sprinklers because the hot water gets so hot!🥵
DeleteOh, dear, hope excessive heat doesn't continue for you or for SCalifornia. It has been over 90F several days already. Unusual for March. I need to do addìtional watering, maybe a little each day. And we need to walk before 8am, maybe even 7am! Evening walk is usually about 7:30pm so it has cooled off a bit. Lovely flowers, the cardinal with the occotio (sp) is interesting; hadn't thought cardinals lived there. Try to stay hydrated, let someone know if you hike alone. Be safe. I would love to meet you somewhere when you visit your mom. Del
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