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It's that time of year again. It's been a little warmer lately, due to daylight savings time, it's gonna be light out little later too. People's whole attitudes often get a little better once it's a little warmer and it's more of an option to get outside instead of being cooped up indoors. Kids checking their bikes out to make sure they are good to go for spring. Trying on last years shorts, checking your sandles and flip flops to see if you need to think about some new ones. Old park stickers being removed from cars and new ones for 2005 being put in their mplace. Yes, this can only mean one thing. It's time for the changing of the seasons. Time for college hoops to segue into baseball season. Though there was a game last night (Yanks crushed the red sox) today is openeing day around the major leagues, and it's also the national championship in college hoops (UNC vs Illinois at around 9:20). As we say goodbye to one sports season another begins. Many around here will head downtown for the parade and the game. (not going this year, but I'll probably catch part of the parade and game on tv). A little later my Cubbies play at 5:00. The crack of the bat, the turning of the double play, the home runs hit into the stands, hot dogs, pretzels, cool (and slightly overpriced) [img]graemlins/beer.gif[/img] all back for another season. Nothing beats an afternoon baseball game (DAY GAMES RULE). Night games are good too, but there is something very right about sitting in the stands with your shades on an a warm spring or summer afternoon, just relaxing and soaking it all in. I'm sure there will be sellouts all around the league and there will be plenty watching on ntv as well. We move outside from the hardwood to the green green grass of the ballparks. Yes, the seasons are a changin again. Winters chill is leaving a few reminders, but the spring days are taking over and I for one am ready for the change to be complete. Time for another long baseball season full of surprises and great moments to begin. So let's play ball!

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<font color="#FFFFAA"><font size="1">[ April 04, 2005 10:04 AM: Message edited by: cincygreg ]</font></font>

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Happily here in Florida we really only have 2 seasons, Summer and spring. (feels like spring to me whenever it's cooler) But actual spring here is really pretty. Flowers stay alive all winter but in the spring when the orange trees blossom out the fragrance is really nice. I have 2 orange trees in my back yard and they have been in bloom about a month. My roses produced flowers all winter this year and never went totally dormant. I have an annual (Vinca) that was transplanted in 2003 that is now the size of a bush with a 2" wooden trunk. Vincas are supposed to be just little flowers that die off every season. It's about 3ft tall now. Some annuals will die off and come back when it gets cooler (like impatiens) Only spring flower I miss is lilacs. No lilacs here.

I like 4 seasons, though winter hung around too long this year, even if it never really got as bitterly cold as it has some winters.

My vinca has been returning every year for 6 years. It got so bad because it spread over everything. Last fall, I thinned it out and filled a garbage can full of the stuff.

<font color="#FFFFAA" size="1">[ April 04, 2005 11:05 AM: Message edited by: craig. ]</font>

I never had any vincas live one season to the next in Ohio, they always died out. Mine here hasn't spread at all, or reproduced into other plants, the same single plant has just become huge like a bush.

<font color="#FFFFAA" size="1">[ April 04, 2005 11:13 AM: Message edited by: G L ]</font>

I will never miss winter. When it goes down into the upper 30s here in December at night, I'm freezing... I also used to be able to go swimming any time of the year here (if I came to visit in the winter) now it has to warm up a lot before I swim. Thinner blood I guess.

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Probably just getting older GL, more accustomed to the warmer temps.

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Probably just getting older GL, more accustomed to the warmer temps.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well one thing is for sure, I could never live in the north again.

We're supposed to remove the old park stickers from our windshields?

Then why do they fit so nicely together with their triangle shapes?

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I never had any vincas live one season to the next in Ohio, they always died out. Mine here hasn't spread at all, or reproduced into other plants, the same single plant has just become huge like a bush.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I assume there are various types of vinca. Mine is used for ground cover; thus it is supposed to spread. And spread it has.

<font color="#FFFFAA" size="1">[ April 04, 2005 03:52 PM: Message edited by: craig. ]</font>

No this is the type that looks like an impatiens, doesn't spread out just a compact bedding plant. Mine is no longer compact, it is morbidly obese. Mine has white flowers:

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