According to the calendar we have one week of winter left, but the spring temperatures are here now. My crocuses are blooming and the daffodils and tulips have both shot up. However, the squirrels have been digging up my tulip bulbs and feasting on them. I know there will be many bare spots in the flower bed.

Spring begins with buying pansies, which I did today. The garden store was filled with smiling faces even though there isn’t much to purchase yet. Of course the pansies were the big seller. Mine are going on the porch today. They can withstand any snow we might get (I hope not, but I know Ohio weather) and temperatures in the 20s. Yay pansies! You will greet our visitors with your smile.

Besides the sunshine and warm temperatures this week, there will be a blood moon. For those of us in Columbus, it will begin around midnight on March 14. The total eclipse won’t begin until 2:30 am and will last about an hour according to the local weather report. So, set your alarms if you want to see it.

Of course there are superstitions about the blood moon. One is it’s a sign of danger, another is it simply means change of fortunes. That could be a positive. Ancient cultures saw this as evil and and some felt their rulers would be harmed during the eclipse. A proxy was named just in case the ruler didn’t survive the eclipse.