tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post5881465143812208345..comments2024-03-28T03:06:56.796-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: I'm changing my name to Ptolemy...Panayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-62259220654851400022012-10-07T09:23:05.104-07:002012-10-07T09:23:05.104-07:00Just as you said, David, we a\seem to have have do...Just as you said, David, we a\seem to have have dodged the hard frost bullet down here: it is shaping up so far to be an outstanding fall...<br /><br /><br />The Aspen have been breathtaking this fall in the hills--despite my carping, I am enjoying it all enormously: at this rate I may go through the winter positively cheerful if I don't watch out!<br /><br />The small mercies often turn into the big ones! Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-34060488877499924922012-10-07T06:44:12.754-07:002012-10-07T06:44:12.754-07:00I live on Lookout Mtn, in the foothills above Denv...I live on Lookout Mtn, in the foothills above Denver. As I recall, we had a SEPTEMBER frost last year that killed all the tender things. The aspen leaves went from green to brown within a week - heartbreaking! --This morning, everything has a coating of ice; aspens are drooping to ground, but hackberry standing strong in golden glory. Thanks for the small mercies...pamithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605982455002622554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-82821636807680384952012-10-06T11:58:40.806-07:002012-10-06T11:58:40.806-07:00Wow, but I remember most Oct's in Denver getti...Wow, but I remember most Oct's in Denver getting that first snow, just not that cold until a few weeks later. May your blooms keep going and those hard-freeze temps be short-lived. People here getting panicky with 42-47F forecast lows tonight, pretty funny!Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.com