When I left for Decatur on Thursday, there wasn't a whole lot of green in Carol Stream -- no green lawns, no green leaves on trees or bushes. There were a few crocuses and other early spring plants starting to poke through the ground, but mostly the landscape was fairly brown.
What a difference five days of record-breaking temperature and sunshine can make! When I came home today I was greeted by green lawns, budding and flowering trees and bushes, even tulips and daffodils. The transformation was dramatic.
Because Decatur is situated three hours south of Chicago, their growing season is usually two weeks ahead of us. This year the widespread unseasonably warm temperatures seem to have leveled the gardening field. : )
Today was the first day of spring. The official temperature in Chicago was 85 degrees. Chicago was warmer than Orlando, Miami, Los Angelos, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. In fact, Chicago was the warmest city in the continental United States today.
A lot of people feel that we're in for a rude awakening when the "abnormally" warm weather subsides and "normal" weather reappears. We'll see. For now I'm going to enjoy what Mother Nature is sending our way.
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