Eek, a bud!

It's that time of year again.  Actually, it's not, it's a little bit earlier than last year.  But try telling that to the Orange muscat vines, there is no denying that bud-swell is upon us.  Can we say over-achievers?  Calm down little buddies!
I finished pruning the Pinot grigio vines today, but I only have about 25% of the canes tied down (thanks to Vinomaker).  It's forecast to rain tomorrow, but I can still tie-down in the rain.  Then, on to the Cabernet Sauvignon vines.

Behave!

It's been unseasonably warm the past week or so - it reached 73° last Friday - with nary a raindrop in sight.  In fact, Napa has just experienced the driest January and February on record.  I love it!
Apparently the vines do too.  The Orange Muscat vines are, like me, enthused about our beautiful winter and have decided it's time to get their skates on for 2013.  Though not advanced enough to be considered full-on budbreak, this particular bud is definitely displaying a clear-cut case of bud-swell.  At first I thought that the vines were being a little premature due to the warm conditions, but after checking last year's dates I see that the vines are right on track.  Still, I just wish my little buddies would behave themselves and calm down.  At least just long enough so that I can catch up with their headlong sprint into this growing season.