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Here in Alberta by April we are ready for some sun annd warm weather. We want to get out and do some gardening and see some color and smell some flowers but as I said this is Alberta and spring comes a little later here than other places. We can still get a blizzard that totally destroys the little plants that are tentatively poking their tender heads out of the ground. I had some large leaf bags and I opened them up and made a tent that I weighted down and secured with garden spikes so the wind won't blow them off. Now I hope that protects them enough.

April In Alberta

The snow is gently drifting down,
Not like two days ago,
When it was blowing sideways,
In a heavy dump of snow.

All the snow had melted.
The birds are coming back.
The flowers just now breaking ground,
And this dumps in our lap.

My lilies were up almost a foot.
Now they're laying flat.
I put some paper over them,
Hoping they'll come back.

The paper bags I used were large.
I made for them a tent.
I propped them up and prayed for them.
Poor things were limp and bent.

It's now April twenty-fourth,
And snow is drifting down,
Covering trees and flower beds,\
And blanketing the ground.

The weather man said we'd have rain.
We got cold wet snow.
Guess when Alberta is your home,
You just go with the flow.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


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Date: 6/28/2021 3:40:00 PM
To sure know how to share your beauty , your seasons speak to you, better then any news forecast, glad you got to enjoy a lifetime with your beautiful horse. :)
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Date: 4/30/2021 11:45:00 AM
Wonderful. Alberta is a magical land. Give my regards to Ian Tyson. Thank you for the visit. - Ken
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Date: 4/29/2021 8:09:00 PM
New Jersey is at a lower latitude and closer to the equator, but weather here can also be pretty tricky. You have a nice write, Judy.
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Date: 4/27/2021 1:00:00 AM
It is a pity that bad weather can ruin all the hard work done, Judy, but I guess you learn to live with it. I hope the nice warm days will son bring you joy. ~ Regards & Blessings // paul
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Judy Ball
Date: 4/27/2021 1:50:00 PM
Thanks bunches Paul. God Bless, JB
Date: 4/25/2021 7:19:00 AM
love this fun write - sounds beautiful there
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Judy Ball
Date: 4/25/2021 10:08:00 AM
Thanks bunches Jack. God |Bless, JB
Date: 4/24/2021 1:31:00 PM
Pity you can't have a green house.
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Judy Ball
Date: 4/24/2021 1:41:00 PM
Ah yes my friend. I have often wished I had one. Thanks bunches. God Bless, JB
Date: 4/24/2021 11:31:00 AM
Hi Judy, Hopefully spring comes soon and you can tend your lovely garden. I enjoyed the read:-) Alexis
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Judy Ball
Date: 4/24/2021 1:38:00 PM
Thanks bunches Alexis. God Bless, JB
Date: 4/24/2021 11:03:00 AM
Hello Judy, where I live it is still cold. although some flowers have come up. It is not the tie to plant flowers from the garden shop because it is still cold here to. Without the snow. Blessings my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 4/25/2021 10:37:00 AM
Hello Judy, it is still cold here and i see ild flowers here only. Hugs Darlene
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Judy Ball
Date: 4/24/2021 1:35:00 PM
Thanks bunches Darlene. God Bless, JB
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