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Signs of Spring

Postby Innari » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:07 am

I was talking with my parents the other day, about the signs of spring. Seems like everyone has their own sign as to how you know spring is here or just around the corner.

The age old one is the presence of the first robin.

For me, living in Maine...we get sooo much snow, that when I can start to see the dead grass on the sides of the road...I know spring is near. We are used to 6-10ft banks lining the roads, sometimes more. So seeing the snow melted enough that the dead grass starts sticking out on the edges a bit, is a big thing for me.

So what is it for you? What do you look for as your sign spring is here?
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Postby Ceryn » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:14 am

daffodils, dammed birdies keeping me awake, not feeling cold all the dratted time, that kind of thign
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Postby Dynamiks » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:26 am

The Tuna start biting out on the far side of "The Peak" (a well known reef near where I live)

But that doesn't happen for 6 months or so :P

Its Autumn here, and I love this time of year!
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Postby Eleanore69 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:35 am

In Belgium, except some rare days in summer, you can't make any difference between the season, it's always cold and/or raining :roll:
The snow can be seen in november as much as in april some years...

.... and the rain.... every days can be a rainy day.

On that one, welcome to my land ! :P
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Postby Twisty » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:37 am

When it's -15C and snow on the ground but your face still starts getting tan by the sunlight.
Also willow catkins, although this year the things showed up in January, thanks to global wamring.
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Postby Dedojo » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:08 pm

I know its spring when the bear comes out of his cave, yawns deeply, and scratches's his back against the tree outside my door... er wait.. thats me....
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Postby Innari » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:09 pm

Dynamiks wrote:Its Autumn here, and I love this time of year!


I live for Autumn! It's my favorite season. I love the smell of the leaves and the harvest in this area :) Dork, I know. :P
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Postby Tastyvixen » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:14 pm

For me its that fresh spring smell that comes on at the end of winter. And the loud birds coming back. hehe
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Postby eadaoin » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:01 pm

I have to go with the birds waking me up around 5 every morning. And ants on the attack, popping up everywhere you don't want them to in your home (or any other building, public or otherwise, for that matter).
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Postby Talidro » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:35 pm

The big sign for me that it's spring... Is when I notice on the calendar it says "First day of Spring"
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Postby ivanelme » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:23 pm

umm, for me it's when it gets above 70. This year was like last year, some very cold days with a majority of warm/chilly days. I'll know when it's spring when it hits 80 degrees.
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Postby Rehab » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:06 am

well here im sure theres not a difference in the weather lol. Raining dreary and boring except in spring theres dafodils and its a bit greener. And then theres summer where its sunny for a bit then rains for the most part lol.
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Postby Lunatek » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:18 am

When I get to drive home with some light left...
I've stopped fighting the demons in my head...
We're on the same side now.


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Postby Ashval » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:18 am

I start sneezing because of all the damn pollen in the air. :P
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Postby Rehab » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:03 am

Ashval wrote:I start sneezing because of all the damn pollen in the air. :P


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