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Dec 21, 2015 6:09 AM CST
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Name: Char
Vermont (Zone 4b)
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We love to talk about all aspects of weather, the effect on our gardens, and on our lives. It's a good place to keep a record of weather in our gardens from year to year too, so for that reason let's stay as close to the topic as we can. Please join us and tell us about your weather.


Here we are at the first day of winter....
Our winter image is of a maple tree coated in ice back in Dec. 2008 after an ice storm.
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We came from the Fall 2015 thread which can be found here....

The thread "Weather in your garden ~ Fall 2015 (closed)" in Daylilies forum

This was really cute Natalie, hope you don't mind I copied it over to the new thread.
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By this time last year we were already near hip deep in snow in my area of Vermont, this year we have only a dusting on the ground. Our daytime temperatures have been in the 40's and 50's...I'm still running around outside in a sweatshirt!
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Dec 21, 2015 6:16 AM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
Melvindale, Mi (Zone 5b)
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Raining here this morning and 38 degrees. Supposed to rain most of the day. Glad I don't have to go anywhere today.
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Dec 21, 2015 6:30 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Thanks for the new thread Char and the beautiful photo as well as Natty's Idaho in winter poem. I'm a child of winter. It's my birthday today. Happy winter everyone! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 21, 2015 6:38 AM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
Melvindale, Mi (Zone 5b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Irises Butterflies Charter ATP Member Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Birds Region: Michigan Vegetable Grower Hummingbirder Heucheras Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
Happy Birthday Ann!!!!! Have a super day. Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
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Dec 21, 2015 6:43 AM CST
Name: Fred Manning
Lillian Alabama

Charter ATP Member Region: Gulf Coast I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Amaryllis Region: United States of America Garden Ideas: Level 2
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Happy Birthday flaflwrgrl""

60s in South Alabama this morning moving to near 80 with rain thru Christmas day.
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Dec 21, 2015 6:54 AM CST
Name: Arlene
Florida's east coast (Zone 9a)
Birds Bromeliad Garden Photography Daylilies Region: Florida Enjoys or suffers hot summers
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Happy birthday, Ann!! Have a wonderful day!

Beautiful down here! Supposed to be somewhere in the 70's. Last few evenings have been 10-15 degrees higher than predicted so the orchids are still out on their shelves on the back patio. Really getting a lot done in the garden!

Have a lovely day! Thumbs up Thumbs up
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Dec 21, 2015 8:11 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Thank you for the birthday wishes Cindy, Fred & Arlene! Thank You! Smiling
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 21, 2015 9:14 AM CST
Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F
Daylilies Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level
@flaflwrgrl HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Although our birthdays are close, our ages aren't. May you have many, many more birthdays. Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam
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Dec 21, 2015 10:20 AM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
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Hurray! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN!!! Hurray! I hope you have a marvelous day! Group hug

Dark and gray, 15F degrees and it just started snowing. Thumbs down
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Dec 21, 2015 10:40 AM CST
Name: Mayo
The Netherlands, Europe (Zone 9a)
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Hurray! Happy birthday, Ann!! Hurray!

Over here Mother Nature hesitates between Fall and Spring: day temps are around 60F, at night it is 50F... Blinking
My 'dormants' are waking up and new fans are showing their heads, and my seedlings have aphids... Confused


Mayo
a DL flower a day keeps the doctor away
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Dec 21, 2015 10:51 AM CST
Name: Kelli
Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a)
Where summer is winter
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Happy birthday, Ann
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It was down to 38F this morning. Unlike Cindy, there will be no rain. They are calling for a high of 63F.
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Dec 21, 2015 11:41 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Thank you Jean, Margaret, Mayo & Kelli! Thank You!

We're just shy of 72 degrees, it was heavily overcast but the sun is now trying to peek through weakly, partially. Humid @ 74% and a predicted high of 77 today. Low to be 64.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 21, 2015 11:56 AM CST
Name: Linda
Tucson, Arizona
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Hurray! Hurray! Hope you have a great birthday, Ann! Green Grin! Group hug
" And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden" Genesis 2:8
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Dec 21, 2015 11:58 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Thank you Linda! Thank You!
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 21, 2015 11:59 AM CST
Name: Linda
Tucson, Arizona
Morning Glories Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: United States of America Amaryllis Hummingbirder
Region: Southwest Gardening Echinacea Roses Birds Seed Starter Plumerias
Welcome!
" And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden" Genesis 2:8
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Dec 21, 2015 12:09 PM CST
Name: Natalie
North Central Idaho (Zone 7a)
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Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Happy Birthday Ann! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
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Dec 21, 2015 3:23 PM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Thank you Natalie!!! Big Grin


Oh CRUD!!!! It just gets worse!!!! Xmas @ EIGHTY SIX DEGREES???????? Grumbling Grumbling Grumbling Grumbling
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If y'all haven't seen this then you might want to take a look at it.
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Margaret, you're going to have to help us all out with white Christmas photos.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 21, 2015 3:34 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Florida's east coast (Zone 9a)
Birds Bromeliad Garden Photography Daylilies Region: Florida Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Tropicals
It looks like about 80 degrees for us. Probably a little less considering the location I use. If I am comfortable working outside on Christmas day I celebrate. It's just my DH and me and I don't have to cook. A dear friend from Naples, IT, owns 2 restaurants down here. He wants us to come by That's Amore late in the afternoon to pick up fresh raviolis for our Christmas dinner. He will provide everything, but I need to do a couple of baguettes to go with dinner. Easy, peasy. With a good light sparkly wine, it passes as a wonderful dinner.

Hope everyone else is looking forward to Christmas dinner. Group hug
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Dec 21, 2015 3:37 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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Hey, great new thread. Yup, officially winter. Not that it feels like Winter in the great Northeast.

According to Weather Underground it will be record breaking mild high temps again for this time of year. Right now the high expected is 68 here for Christmas day. Fine by me, I love this mild spell we have been having.
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Dec 21, 2015 3:39 PM CST
Name: Natalie
North Central Idaho (Zone 7a)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Dog Lover Daylilies Irises Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Hummingbirder
Frogs and Toads Native Plants and Wildflowers Cottage Gardener Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Xeriscape
Sounds delicious, Arlene! I've been craving raviolis lately! Just wish that there was an Italian deli here. We had the best Italian deli in the little town that I grew up in. I've never had raviolis as good as that since I moved away. Oh, and their marinara sauce was to die for!

The weather report still says we'll get some snow on Christmas. I sure hope so! To me, a white Christmas is when it is snowing. Having snow on the ground counts, but only a little. Hilarious!

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