It's a Shorts Day

@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
April 18, 2016 2:00pm CST
It's a beautiful spring day out there. Temps reaching to 76 F. For me that's warm. I'm not a person that does well with heat, 75 F being what I tolerate best. So with the temps being what they are, I decided to go for shorts. I even spent some time outside soaking in some Vitamin D as I did some raking in my flower bed on the side of the house. Now don't go getting excited because this is the second time I've mentioned flowers. The fact is, when a friend who has loads of flowers in her yard brought some over and planted them along the side of my house, those do well. I didn't plant them. And that's the key here. She did, so the plants are doing well. This is the fourth year I think for Snow on the Mountain a plant that likes room to spread. Every year there's more of it and it gets a little higher as well. I also have a peony beside them and saw it sticking up out of the ground, despite being mowed down several times last year and not allowed to get a good start. So it looks like I'll have some flowers this year. I just wish I could grow them myself, actually plant them and see them grow. Unfortunately everything I plant doesn't come up. So I let my friend bring some flowers and plant them around my house. My day lilies are also starting to grow and should do well. Those are around the side back of the house in the back yard and I'm excited to see them as well. So now I'm back inside, and back with you. How's your day going? Do you have plans to get outside today?
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
18 Apr 16
I already did go outside twice today, now I am kind of wiped out and relaxing here before making dinner.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
It's the good kind of wiped out though I would imagine.
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
18 Apr 16
It's chilly in England - I went out for a walk, but I didn't do any gardening. My beds need preparing and raking over but it was a bit cold for that.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 16
@just4him It'll be a few more weeks before I plant anything out, so quite a while before I have any actual flowers showing.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
I hope it warms up enough so you can do that. I just love your pictures of your gardens.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
@jaboUK Are you planning for the day you can plant?
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• United States
18 Apr 16
When I took the dogs out this afternoon it was so beautiful I decided to sit outside and let them enjoy some fresh air. It really is shorts weather today
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
I hope it remains this nice again tomorrow, but I think I saw it's going down again for the remainder of the week.
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
18 Apr 16
Oh it's gone all cold again here.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
I hope it changes back to warm and nice for you.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
18 Apr 16
My brother-in-law does the gardening as niether my sister or I inheritied Mom's green thumb and right now there are lilies, roses, and other flowers blooming
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
That must be really nice.
• United Kingdom
18 Apr 16
Gloomy weather again for me lol
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
I'm sorry it's gloomy there. I hope it changes for you soon.
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• United Kingdom
19 Apr 16
@just4him thanks it's going to be sunny today by the looks of things!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
@annaroselock Lots cooler here, rain.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
19 Apr 16
I am planning to run over to Walmart to get some plants. They were very well priced and then I will do some planting.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
Sounds like a great plan. I saw them outside the garden department yesterday when I was there.
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
18 Apr 16
Been out there all ready and done some work.But no flowers as of yet.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
They'll come.
@amnabas (14877)
• Karachi, Pakistan
18 Apr 16
Yes I did some shopping and it's now bedtime for me.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
I hope you have a good night's sleep.
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
20 Apr 16
Me neither! Am very good at killing plants!
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Apr 16
@just4him yep.. I thank the goodness, at my Ma's generation, they had abandoned farming.. or I'd be royally botched as a farmer.. can you imagine?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Apr 16
I envy those who have the knack to grow anything and make their yard come alive with color.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Apr 16
@Drosophila Yes I could if your thumb is as black as mine.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Apr 16
will there be lilacs around somewhere?
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• Centralia, Missouri
19 Apr 16
@just4him right! They do draw bees in droves, but the smell! So lovely
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Apr 16
@Jessicalynnt Yes it is. I wish I had one in my yard.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
If there are, they aren't in this neighborhood. I had several trees at one house I rented. It really scented the air.
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@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
18 Apr 16
I had an indoor sewing day and then took my youngest to the doctor - she has sinusitis (quite bad) then I had to collect my hubby from the motor garage where his car is in for a minor repair, then I just got home in time to take the washing off the line before we had a tremendous thunderstorm. Its still thundering and raining, but light rain
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
I'm glad you got it off in time. Sounds like you had a full day.
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@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Apr 16
@just4him I am too - By the way - what is the photo - a dear, a ram?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
@Inlemay The photo is a mountain sheep. I tried for a black sheep, but no one could see it, including me. So I changed it to this.
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@Dena91 (17029)
• United States
18 Apr 16
It's warmer here than there, 86 to be exact. I mowed at the church and our yard when I got home. I thought about doing ours tomorrow but I really didn't want to be dirty two days in a row from mowing. I worked a little with some flowers at the church while I was there. I wish it would have been 76 here, I went from pastie white arms to cooked lobster arms. Have a blessed evening.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 16
I'd have every fan in the house on if it were that hot here. I saw a guy yesterday at Wal-Mart looking like a lobster. It doesn't take much sun to get cooked. Good idea doing the mowing today instead of two days in a row.
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