Gorgeous Weather in the Frozen Tundra

Today (October 8, 2003) was and absolutely gorgeous day.

I drove home tonight October 9, 2003 at 1:00 AM without wearing a jacket. I even had the window down.

Now this is almost unheard of in the Frozen Tundra.

My kids have been wearing shorts to school again.

Remember when I said that it froze. It did freeze a couple of nights. I have shriveled up cucumber plants to prove it! That is about the only thing in my garden that surrendered to the frost.

I have tried to type this sentence five times and each time I do it, it never seems to make any sense.

I cut down the irises and tulips that did not bloom. They are starting to grow back. Had I known that they would grow back as fast as they did I would have cut them down earlier. Like right away in the spring when it froze after most of my plants were already peeking out of the ground.

Now as I sit here at 1:00 PM the outside temperature is 72°. Looking for a high of 85° and the low is supposed to be 54°.