Tuesday SOL 5/15/18 - Spring quickly turns to Summer

Last week we had a day of spring-like temperatures and enjoyed having the windows open, hearing the birds chirping and getting the staleness out of the house.

After a day of spring, summer hit full force.  The temps have soared into the high 80's and as usual in Arkansas, the humidity has started to climb, and the oaks are shedding their green dust.  The spring flowers have dropped their blossoms.  We went from open windows to air conditioning.

While it seemed we waited forever for winter to be done and for spring to appear, it happened so quickly and now another season has appeared.

We planted some shrubs and annuals this week and now we water and pray that they will take hold in the heat.  Hopefully we'll get some rain to aid in their growth.

It's been a crazy year of weather so far, but I guess no matter what Mother Nature throws at us, we'll survive and persevere.  It give us something to complain about.

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Comments

  1. Lisa CorbettMay 15, 2018 at 3:34 PM

    I feel the same way! The weather here has been crazy...still ice on our biggest lake when the former record for the last day with ice was May 5!

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  2. Christie WymanMay 15, 2018 at 5:37 PM

    When it changes, it changes fast! It felt like spring took forever to get here and we have warm temps now, too!

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  3. MichelleMay 15, 2018 at 9:01 PM

    That was our prediction ... that we'd move from a long, long winter, to a brief spring and to summer-like weather. Who knows what will be in store for us ... I guess warmer is better than freezing cold!

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  4. elsieMay 16, 2018 at 11:20 AM

    Sure wish spring stayed a little longer! I can't wait for the green pollen period to pass.

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