Not far from the warehouse, I suffered another mild spell.

I took a cigarette, thanked him with a smile, and cast a mild spell over myself.

However, mild spells of weather can occur time to time.

Winters are generally very cold with some mild spells.

Often during a mild spell in late winter or early spring, the foliage of some bulbs may push above ground.

Early appearance of bulb foliage in mild spells always seems to worry new gardeners.

The maximum temperature usually stays below freezing on most days although mild spells of weather can occur time to time.

Mild spells sometimes occur January and February.

Some chub at Ashford Carbonel, in mild spells and from deeper swims.

I have caught two-tone bream in winter, and not during a mild spell when hibernation could have been interrupted.

When hellebores bloom, usually in a mild spell of February, the flowers have a nasty habit of hanging downward.

Though the tickle of spring had been blown away by another arctic blast, the mild spell had left the dirt soft and easy to dig.

The pale pink blossoms appear first in late autumn, and then in mild spells through the winter, with a final fling in spring.

After a good start to the winter, early season conditions disappeared at the end of November, with a prolonged mild spell stripping the hills of snow.

Despite its reputation as a cold, snowy place in winter mild spells often break winter's grip with temperatures sometimes soaring above 68 F (20 C).

The mild spell, which is expected to bring even higher temperatures today, could not have come at a better time for schoolchildren, many of whom are on vacation.

"Universal" pansies should be available in pots now and will flower in mild spells all winter followed by a big burst in spring.

Mild spells are sometimes warm with temperatures as high as 75 F (23 C) during January and February.

To prevent severe desiccation, broad-leaved and needled evergreens should be watered as soon as there is a mild spell.

The pink-tinged white flowers are inconspicuous but sweetly-scented, and appear along the branches in midwinter, their scent most noticeable during mild spells.

The Meteorological Office said the onslaught was not untypical of weather in December or January but appeared exceptional after the prolonged mild spell.

Mice, especially the white-footed mice, which are widely found in the Eastern states, can be quite active in the winter when there is the slightest mild spell.

And More If the winter months have a mild spell, as they often do in late January or February, the anti-desiccant spray might be applied again to favorite plants.

With long mild spells and only a few bursts of cold air, the temperature in the city has fallen to freezing for a whole day only three times, Mr. Knight said.

It is also one of the most cold-hardy of the non-hibernating butterflies, occasionally seen emerging during mid-winter mild spells in cities as far north as Washington D.C.