So, it's going to be 80 degrees in Washington DC today.

[Skinner]

Is it finally time for me to take down the Christmas wreath on my front door?

[liberal N proud]

1. If that is the case, my daughter should love that

She is there on a Senior Trip only two days after returning from sunny warm Florida.

[Skinner]

4. It's beautiful here.

Makes me want to bail on work and go enjoy it. (But I wouldn't do that.)

[demnan]

7. Yeah, 'm "working from home today"

but I've been playing with the cats outside most of the morning. I'm not as dedicated (or as busy) as you.

[Skinner]

9. Ah, yes. The old "working from home" trick.

;-)

[Midlodemocrat]

10. It is gorgeous in Richmond as well.

And the pollen hasn't started yet, so we can enjoy the fresh air without gagging.

[Skinner]

13. It's okay... You can say "Midlothian"

I'll know what you mean. ;-)

[Burma Jones]

8. Having lived in the DC area nearly my whole life

I can say, without hesitation, that April and May, as well as October, make me very glad I live here.

[Skinner]

12. Tis true.

April, May and October are wonderful.

June through September, tho. Humid!

[Laughing Mirror]

19. June through September are my favorite months in DC

And I'm DC born, bred and buttered. Hot fun in the sweltering DC summertime. Wish I was there today.

Are the leaves on the trees green yet? Probably a little too early.

I wonder if people who have never been there, realize what a green green lush green city DC is.

[Skinner]

24. The leaves are starting to come in.

I think the cherry blossoms are supposed to bloom sometime in the next week.

[Laughing Mirror]

27. Dogwoods ought to be blooming in Rock Creek Park about now

and along Oxon Run.

[Goathead]

58. Cherry Blossoms are supposed to peak this weekend

Forecast is for crappy weather though.:(

[kick-ass-bob]

2. just make sure it gets some water.

You don't want it being the only thing that is brown. It might draw someone's attention.

[Texasgal]

3. You should really move to

South Austin, Texas. The lights and wreaths and even BATS and pumkins from halloween stay up all year long!

[Skinner]

16. I don't know South Austin.

But my brother used to live in Austin. Great town.

[demnan]

5. Just throw a fake daffodill on it

it will become a "Spring Wreath".

I actually just keep a grape vine wreath on my front door, I can make different bows according to the season. (Christmas red, rest of the year, pale green.)

[Skinner]

20. We did take off the red bow a while back.

Now, it's just got pine cones, which aren't Christmasy, but I do think of them as more of a fall/winter decoration. Maybe some daffodils would work.

[johnnie]

6. Put those little flags in it

Get it ready for July 4th. Then again, Earth Day is coming up, it fits...

[Kathy in Cambridge]

11. No way-you could have Christmas again in July

we used to do that in my family when the relatives we only saw in the summer would come to visit. There was nothing like eating a full-course Christmas dinner when it was 100 degrees out! :puke:

Keep up the Christmas wreath-add some lights too so that way you won't have to be out in the cold stringing lights in December!

[Aiptasia]

14. Who says wreathes are just for christmas?

[bertha katzenengel]

15. I just took ours down on Monday morning.

:shrug:

[ZenLefty]

You can decorate the tree differently for every season!

I just took the eggs and rabbits off mine, and now have it decorated for spring!

Just be careful in July. Fireworks and a dry tree don't mix well.

[JimmyJazz]

17. Dayum. And to think I was embarrassed for taking the

wooden shamrock out of my garden just yesterday. Yes. I would say it is time to remove the wreath. :hi: from Delaware, where it is a beautiful 73 degrees (finally).

[Skinner]

21. Where in Delaware, exactly?

And if you answer "Wilmington" that's not exact enough.

[JimmyJazz]

26. Right now? I'm sitting in an office in Trolley Square.

[miss_kitty]

31. Delaware? I thought that you were in Pennsylvania

Is Delaware close?

:P

[JimmyJazz]

32. I live right on the border, but I'm a native of Delaware and

spent most of my adult life here. The public school system is really messed up, so I live in PA where Olivia attends a charter school. But, I shop, work and socialize in Delaware (I love, love, love the smoke free restaurants). :hi:

[Skinner]

34. I gotcha.

My sister also lives just across the border in PA. In the part of PA where people say they're from Wilmington.

[miss_kitty]

45. they made too many states on the east coast

I like having only 3 states per coast. I'm pretty good about which states are bordered by the Pacific...

[Goathead]

57. Delaware was part of Penn.

It was sometimes referred to as the "Lower Counties" of Penn.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

18. Everyday's a holiday!

Leave it up!

[Bouncy Ball]

22. Leave it up.

Back in February and March, it just said "There's a serious lazy-ass person living here."

But now? It says "the person living here has a highly developed sense of the ironically absurd, thus is cooler than you."

[dolo amber]

30. Now see, that's exactly what

I've been sitting here for 15 minutes trying to think how to say.

So, BB, either kudos, GMTA and all that, or stop reading my mind. It's creepy. :scared:

:D;)

[Bouncy Ball]

38. You caught me.

Now I have to return the dolo amber mind-reader to that other DUer who shall not be named.

[JimmyJazz]

33. You just want some fish, don't you?

:P

[Bouncy Ball]

36. Yes, I was left out of the fish parade.

And though they are probably stale and nasty, I still want some.

[Zuni]

23. Just say it's for May Day

then put a Yellow Ribbon on it and say its for Memorial Day, a little American flag and wallah! Its for July 4, etc.

You now have a July 4th wreath!

:evilgrin:

[bikebloke]

25. I feel the Afternoon Flu coming on

Since no one wants to pull the fire alarm, and for the safety of my comrades in labour...(yeah that sounds good)...I'd better go home (cough cough) for the day.

[terrya]

28. Leave it up there. It can be a year long festive wreath...

that just happens to have Christmas colors in it. :-)

[dubyaD40web]

29. I need to visit D.C. sometime.....

Sounds like I can have some fun. Trust me, it beats Kansas.

[LynneSin]

35. Take the wreath down and hang Cutout George on your door

:bounce:

[realFedUp]

37. yes, if the birds are starting to nest in it...

hate to disturb those little eggs.

[redqueen]

39. hehehehe... thanks, Skinner.

Makes me feel less horrible about finally getting around to taking my Christmas lights down Monday night.

:blush:

[Arkana]

40. No way, Skinner dude.

Just leave it up--it'll be Christmas in, uh, 9 months anyway!

[underpants]

41. Here's an idea

Take it down to the Freeper rally tomorrow-light it on fire-and throw it at them while screaming

"Heaven is raining fire!! RAPTURE!! RAPTURE!!!"

[Left Is Write]

42. 80 degrees has nothing to do with it.

It's April, man! Take down the wreath!

[RagingInMiami]

43. You live in DC and it hasn't been stolen by now?

You don't want to mess with karma. Leave it up.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

44. Just add a bit of seasonal decoration to it.

You'll have to play catch up since you've missed a few holidays.

I'd add a heart for Valentines Day, beads for Mardi Gras and a bunny for Easter.

Those are my choices, feel free to adjust to fit your needs. :)

By next Christmas you should have a lovely all season wreath.

[WI_DEM]

46. may as well keep it up

I know of somebody who still has their Christmas tree up!! (thankfully it is imitation).

[Lex]

47. If the wreath's made from real pine, perhaps it'll spontaneously combust!

Or if it's made from some synthetic material, perhaps it'll melt to your front door.

I'm just sayin'.

[GreenPartyVoter]

48. If you weren't the big cheese, I'd kick you in the shins. (Actually,

it's not too bad here today. And the sun is out, which makes it a tad warmer. But I am still jealous that spring already sprang down your way. Got a while to go before it happens here in Maine.)

[saltpoint]

49. Hi, Skinner. Yes, you'd better leave it up, given the --

-- prevailing political climate.

And if you haven't already, be sure you post the Ten Commandments in a very conspicuous place so as not to ruffle the far-right's feathers. They're a touchy bunch.

The Ten Commandments in huge neon letters blinking red all night long -- maybe on the roof -- would probably insulate you from the Judge Moore types.

The wreath is the least of it.

[SOteric]

50. There is the possibility of spray painting it red, white and blue

and leaving it up for Memorial Day and the 4th of July both. :P

Okay, possibly it's less work just to take it down.

[RevolutionaryActs]

51. 80?!?!??!??!! Here I am hoping maybe it will get up to 60 and you get 80?!

Bah.


And if you've had the wreath up this long, why take it down now? :silly:

[flamingyouth]

52. ROFL - yes, probably so, Skinner

:rofl:

[Duncan Grant]

53. You might want to consider a pair of these - just for the day.

:D

[madinmaryland]

54. I was in DC this morning and the weather is absolutely

incredible. Just wanted to hang out at one of the outdoor cafes and then take in some of the sights.

Oh well, work calls and I am back in Maryland.

:hi:

[MountainLaurel]

55. So that's who it is!

There's a house in NW that I pass on my way home from the gym that still has it's lights up, and turns 'em on every evening.

[jukes]

56. you forgot the option

"skinner is a killjoy".

[KoKo]

59. Well.....I had my wreath up until three weeks ago....with the red bow...

Thought my neighbors might get worried, but no one knocked on our door to see if we had "lost it."

We debated over putting a black bow on this year, but decided it would call attention to our distress since we had signs all over our Repug Neighborhood for every Dem Candidate running in NC. We just didn't want to make ourselves look pitiful with the black bow.

However,we felt something a little rebellious was in order so we left the wreath and windblown bedraggled bow up way past the normal time.

Now, my post is true about my wreath. But, I think you were funning us with your post...

The dogwoods are out here and some azaleas have begun blooming and the pine pollen here in NC is covering everything. But, Spring has come, and it does lift one's spirits no matter how in the dumps or depressing otherwise one's circumstances are if one is a Democrat in these times.

:-)'s to Spring. It always comes no matter what.