Things will get better starting by the middle of next week, so hopefully this year St. Louis will only have a short blackberry winter (the Midwest's colloquial expression for a cold snap in late spring when the blackberries are in bloom).
Whenever I hear Mitch Miller I think of my parents, who were big fans of his.
Five years ago: Walk On
Hope the weather improves soon -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteOur blackberries here don't ripen until August. And I like them very much so I wouldn't want their bloom cut short by a cold spell.
ReplyDeleteI love blackberries. The temperatures last night dipped down into the 40s, so cold enough to be brisk but not low enough to endanger any vegetation.
DeleteThat's a term I never heard before. But I have heard the music and love it. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I think every area has a description of a mid-spring cool snap that references whatever would be blooming in that area.
DeleteCold and rain here too and I have so much outdoor work to do oh well that's other nature. was not familiar with that term for a cold spring-I like it
ReplyDeleteWe have sun today! Hope you do too.
Delete"Blackberry winter" -- that's a new term to me!
ReplyDeleteEvery region seems to have its own term for a mid-spring cool snap.
DeleteYes, chilly here.
ReplyDeleteAll new to me, the expression, the orchestra, the singer, but nice.
ReplyDeleteMitch Miller was popular in the States in the 1950s and 1960s.
DeleteWhoa Mitch Miller is a blast from the past. I haven’t heard his name in decades. Blackberries grow wild in my area. They try to take over but the berries are good. We had a couple of them on our hill but husband dug them out because of our dogs.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day.
My parents had a stack of Mitch Miller albums. The one I remember most was the Christmas sing-along, which I used to play that for my boys when they were growing up.
DeleteIt's cold and rainy here today too! I think my parents were fans of Mitch Miller too!
ReplyDeleteOur blackberries come out in the autumn. And we've just had an exceptional week of sunshine!
ReplyDeleteIt is cooler here today as well. This actually feels pretty good for Texas.
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of this expression. Fingers crossed for Wednesday, or sooner.
ReplyDeleteIt’s cooling down here too, but not that much. Hopefully that means the summer will be mild.
ReplyDeleteA mild summer would be much appreciated.
DeleteWe watched Mitch on TV. I'm not sure who got the albums, me or my sister. I'll have to look around.
ReplyDeleteI lost track of the folk's albums, but eventually bought a CD of "Sing Along With Mitch" Christmas carols. Tormented the kids with it when they were growing up :-)
DeleteThe Bay Area had gale-force winds on Saturday. Although windy and cold on Friday, nothing like Saturday. We felt like we were being blown over as we walked downtown San Mateo. Sunshine, though, most of the day, so there was that.
ReplyDeleteSpring is certainly fickle!
DeleteIt's been raining here for a couple of days too.
ReplyDeleteWe have a whole week of rain ahead of us as well.
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