Saturday, January 25, 2020

Opposite Day #blogboost

Today is opposite day, a fellow blogger tells us.

I can agree that sometimes we just have to do things the opposite of how we normally do them.  But today didn't start well.  I didn't have dinner for breakfast (and I won't have breakfast for dinner).  I didn't put my underwear on last.  I didn't walk backwards (although that is good exercise).  I didn't brush my teeth with my non-dominant hand (actually, another good idea).

But nature had other plans for me.

I don't see my sleeping flower garden during the week because I am still leaving for work and returning from work in the dawn and/or dusk.  Plus, for most of this week, it was under the snow that fell over last weekend. 

But this morning, my spouse looked out the window and he saw something.  We had to wait until heavy rain (yes, rain, not snow) subsided to see what he was talking about.

My white Lenten rose is blooming.

Nature was observing Opposite Day.

Actually, it appears it's been blooming for a few days, totally without my knowledge.

Sigh.

The next cold wave (and there will be one) may well kill the flowers, but it is so nice knowing I have something in bloom out there.

Most surprises Nature gives upstate New York in January aren't pleasant ones, so this was a wonderful sight.

Has Nature given you a surprise lately?

10 comments:

  1. I'm always afraid when they bloom out of season that they won't bloom again during the right season. I would absolutely love to see some blooms right now, though!

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  2. Just south of you here in NJ, we have similar weather. It was in the 50s the other day! Talk about opposites! Normally we are in the 30s.

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  3. I missed the memo about opposite day! We are in the south and last week it was 18 degrees!! More like NY weather but today was in the high 60's. Go figure!

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  4. Nature can always surprise us, can't it? And what a nice surprise that Lenten rose is!

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  5. Wow, beautiful...no surprises here...it's snowing yet again...we were just discussing this yesterday; the weather and how it can change on a dime from Jan-May.

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  6. I'm celebrating Opposite Day by doing the opposite of what I feel like doing right now: going to the grocery store.

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  7. I thought you'd post your sunrise/sunset photos upside down. Or do one at high noon!

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  8. Pretty. Hopefully they'll survive the expected cold.

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