Buds are breaking in east Texas

Texas Ranger · February 03, 2013, 11:14:31 AM

Spring may have sprung. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Paul_H · February 03, 2013, 11:15:15 AM

I hope nobody was hurt.

mesquite buckeye · February 03, 2013, 11:35:26 AM

Little early, isn't it?

We just got nailed with a big freeze a couple of weeks ago here in the SW.

Hope we don't get another one after stuff starts to grow. :(

Tree Feller · February 03, 2013, 01:06:26 PM

Quote from: Texas Ranger on February 03, 2013, 11:14:31 AM
Spring may have sprung. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Same here in Houston (at work) but back in Tyler, we are due at least one more good freeze...usually near Easter. I'm gonna plant potatoes the 7th or 8th after I get home and I've already planted onions. Most everything else needs to wait until the danger of a killing frost has passed.

Magicman · February 03, 2013, 01:39:56 PM

Our Elm trees are the first and they are starting to do their thing.

rooster 58 · February 03, 2013, 02:10:54 PM

This is why we don't get excited about spring until about June up here:

April 23rd, 2012. The trout fishing was awesome though 8) ;D

two tired · February 03, 2013, 02:29:07 PM

the buds are swelling here also, the sun is shining and at 75 degres, if it would just stay like this.

Tree Feller · February 03, 2013, 03:29:37 PM

Heya, two tired. I've been through Longville many times. Before I-49 was completed I would go through Longville on my way to work. Tyler to Lufkin to Zavalla to Jasper to Merryville to Longville to Lake Charles where I would get on I-10. Lots of Pine timber along that route.

two tired · February 03, 2013, 06:14:29 PM

Yup, pinetrees are everywhere, with a few hardwood bottoms scattered in and about

JuniperBoss · February 03, 2013, 07:00:35 PM

You guys are crazy. Not many signs of life so far other than warmer weather melting snow.

The classic sign of spring here is when the tiny white or purple flowers start popping up. Not there yet.

Raider Bill · February 04, 2013, 08:34:09 AM

I saw some daffidils yesterday 8)

LOGDOG · February 04, 2013, 08:58:46 AM

Yep ... same here in N. LA ... I took my wife for along walk on our property yesterday, back along the bayou ... through the hardwood bottom, up on the ridges .... blooms and flowers everywhere. I took a bunch of pictures with my phone but haven't had time to pull them off yet. Found an awesome burl too. Looks like a giant brain. It's just across the property line on the neighbors land. Wife says to me, "We're fools if we don't go back and get that thing..." I'm like ..."Timber theft carries stiff penalties ... I'm not interested in getting it that way." But yes ... spring is springing here. Remember a few years back though? We got that big snowstorm in March that dumped like 6" on us? We might get a surprise yet ...though I hope not.

isawlogs · February 04, 2013, 08:57:59 PM

Wish our "big" snow storms where of the affor mentioned 6" ;D :D

clww · February 04, 2013, 09:00:20 PM

At the house in VA Beach, our crazy daffodils started popping through the surface before Christmas! They seem to come up earlier each year.

Magicman · February 07, 2013, 09:27:01 AM

Did someone mention Daffodils ???

clww · February 07, 2013, 09:47:52 AM

Lynn,
Is that now in your neck of the state?

Bibbyman · February 07, 2013, 05:04:09 PM

First signs of spring here too. Dead skunk on the road and Walmart had flannel shirts on sale for $5.00.

The other day Mary cried out, "Buzzard", but it turner out to be a bald eagle. She was disappointed.