Yes, that is new growth. The bushes, flowers, trees, and grass in Southwest Florida have decided that winter is over and it's now spring. Wait, WHAT? Where did winter go? Or rather, why didn't we have winter this year? I know that many of you are thinking that's a pretty silly question. But, here in Florida we look forward to winter - low humidity, pleasant temperatures (in the seventies) most of the time, several weeks (all spread out) of cooler temperatures - sometimes even cold enough for sweaters and jackets, few bugs, blue skies, and sunshine. This year we've had a few days here and there where it was cold but we've had many more days of heat, sometimes record-breaking heat, and humidity. And now, it looks like our winter is over. So, for those of you who are thinking that it sounds like a pretty good deal, here are the drawbacks. It means we didn't get a chance to be without humidity and that is going to make the summer months more difficult to take. It also means our mosquitos this summer are going to be the size of birds. Well, maybe not quite that big, but you get the point. And, we'll live with it because this is where we reside and the perks far outweigh this year's lack of winter.
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