Sheila, Kathy, etc... Up here in the Artic North, we have Indian Summer - it usually coincides with the first HARD freeze - which we had about three weeks ago - 26 degrees and killed all of my hostas (which I cut back this weekend in the 85 degree weather), and my annuals. The warm spell actually lasts for about a month after a hard freeze - beautiful sunny days, cool nights.. We also have the January thaw, though the last couple of years it has been running Dec - January. It's which all the snow melts and it gets up to at least 35 degrees (WOOOHOO!)... And to make this dog related - Indian Summer is when dogs are usually in the full blown shed and the girls are in heat! Jess Mac Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com) & The Shepherd Girls _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================