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Threats of drought are everywhere in this area - the water tables are lower; the riverbeds are only 50% of their usual level for this time of year. Let's hope for a few more rainy days - and for April showers...

This year the snowpack is heavier than last year, in the mountains; but rainy nights here in the northern shelf of the Olympics will bring us to Flower Peninsula USA's strongest feature:

Flowers everywhere!
and there may yet be a drought of this summer. The Skagit Valley's annual Tulip Festival is just ahead a few weeks.. April 5 - 21. Arrangements are already underway for one of nature's fantastic shows, as the tulip fields come to flower. It's just a short couple of auto - hours away from Sequim and a trip worth taking. Communities in that area offer many entertainments and events to help in the enjoyment of the phenomenon.

Flowers are here too, mostly at the stores and nurseries, for sale... and heading into the local gardens already!
Many merchants are selling the northwest and Canadian-grown blooming annuals that so enhance our gardens... and many Sequimmers have availed themselves of this 'instant Spring' moment. The trees are blossoming out here too, leaves and blooms heralding the warmer days ahead in these, the waning days of winter.

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On The Sequim area Calendar for March and April:

• The Sequim Museum and Arts Center is hosting the 11th Annual Sequim Arts Junior Art Show.


• The Travelers' Journal again, and continuing on every Thursday @ 7:30 p.m. at the Sequim Middle School Cafeteria


• coming in March this weekend, The Soroptomists annual fund-raiser; the Gardener's Paradise Gala, at the Boys and Girls Club on West Fir St. It features garden show booths, vendors, two days of Speakers, food and Music and a Silent auction.


• March 24th - at 6 p.m. 'Tis the next major event of The Irrigation Festival : The kick-off DInner. It will be held Guy Cole Convention Center in Carrie Blake Park.


• TheAgnew Helpful Neighbors Group is planning their 3rd annual Garage Sale/ Flea market for April 10th in their hall. (...and with tailgate-rs in the parking lot) at North Barr & Old Oly.

Rhubarb's up, too!

deebrrs@sequimjournal.com

© Helen Hille and deebrrs, 2004
Last updated March 1, 2004