Let the Flowering Begin.

2-27-11 SHORT HILLS: Tomorrow is the last of February for this year. Anyone think it’ll be missed? We did have a fairly steady day of rain and then a couple of sunny days. The snow piles are slowly shrinking, and each day is slightly longer with the sun slightly higher in the sky. I forgot to mention the sun’s geographic position on February 21 when it is halfway back to the Equator from its maximum winter solstice descent to 23.5°S. Latitude. About March 21, on the Vernal Equinox, the sun will cross the Equator and dwell in the northern hemisphere for six months, rising to 23.5°N. Latitude on June 21. By April 21, the sun will be halfway to that summer solstice, so from February 21 to April 21 to sun moves rapidly northward covering half of its yearly excursion. The reverse happens between August 21 and October 21. [The actual days vary a bit from year to year.]

We are predicted to have mid-day temps well above freezing for the next several days and more rain. Take that—you dirty, icy snow piles.


TaDa! First Outdoor Flower in our NJ Garden this Year!