Torby
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 | | 02/19/2008 7:43 AM |
| | Beautiful, Rudy! | |
 "If Christianity was something we were making up, of course we could make it easier. But it is not. We cannot compete, in simplicity with people who are inventing religions. How could we? We are dealing with Fact. Of course anyone can be simple if he has no facts to bother about."-- C. S. Lewis | |
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Alan Aspinall
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| | 02/19/2008 8:29 AM |
| For me it's the first patient with Poison Ivy each spring!
Usually a 10 year old -- | |
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Robert
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| | 02/19/2008 10:04 AM |
| I'm not a fan of the me too emails, but Rudy, the colours in your garden in the spring are beautiful. Great post, thanks.
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MarkLewis
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Mustang, OK
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| | 02/19/2008 2:25 PM |
| Spring is here when we have to change the media in the pond filters, turn on the UV filter with a new lamp, and start feeding the koi.
Mark
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Mark Lewis
Mustang, OK
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Madstang
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Bellevue, NE
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| | 02/20/2008 8:06 AM |
| Everyone knows' its' when Wal-Mart puts out the summer stuff....which is about now...gives one hope!
Bubba | |
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blackburn49
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Copper Center, Alaska
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| | 02/20/2008 7:20 PM |
| Posted By Ed Harvey on 02/14/2008 4:01 PM
I'm curious as winter comes to a close in the next month or so, what is your harbinger of spring?
That would be the annual breakup of the Tanana River at Nenana. This is a special event that began when Alaska Railroad workmen started betting on when the ice would move out back in 1917 by day, hour and minute. The closest match would win the pot. It continues as the only sanctioned statewide gambling event to this day.
The earliest the ice has gone out is April 20. The latest is May 20. The end of April is typical. Once the ice is out, signs of spring everywhere in interior Alaska begin to occur, most notably the melting of any remaining snow on the ground and the return of leaves to the trees. | |
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blackburn49
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Copper Center, Alaska
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| | 02/20/2008 7:23 PM |
| Posted By Dougald on 02/14/2008 4:49 PM
Ed
You said "winter comes to a close in the next month or so". Man, you just need to come visit in a month or so to see that it will be another month or 6 weeks before the trains will really be running. Bring your winter coat if you decide to visit in March ...
Regards .. Doug
Double ditto for interior Alaska. Try late April or early May instead ! | |
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MarkLewis
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Mustang, OK
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| | 02/21/2008 1:10 PM |
| Posted By Madstang on 02/20/2008 8:06 AM
Everyone knows' its' when Wal-Mart puts out the summer stuff....which is about now...gives one hope!
Bubba
Actually it's getting to be when they put out their Christmas stuff; that seems to get earlier year-after year.
Mark
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Mark Lewis
Mustang, OK
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Rich Muth
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| | 02/22/2008 7:16 AM |
| | When the Mule Deer return to our Valley! | | | |
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noelw
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toddalin
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| | 02/27/2008 6:40 PM |
| It was 81 degrees today..., probably hotter tomorrow. Spring's past and summer is here.  | | | |
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wchasr
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Western NY
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| | 02/28/2008 7:51 AM |
| I had trouble with this one as no one thing seems to be a signature spring event for me. It used to be when we'd go work on the docks and breakwall at my grandparents cottages at the lake. That's no longer the marker. Thre were amny thigns that would happen there though that now have become markers for spring. Seeing teh Geese return and fly over low honking along. Seeing the rabbits return and become much more obvious around Easter does bring some special memories too. Watching the trees bud out as Maple season is ending. Mmmm Maple syrup!
Just this past Monday however as a new winter storm was bearing down on Western NY I walked out of work at 4:30 to hear and then see several huge gaggles of geese looking for a spot to bed down for the night. At that point it was starting to snow pretty significantly and as I brushed off the van one lone straggler 5 minutes later seemed to be calling out ot the rest "HONK, Wait up guys!" They were long out of sight at that point.
Currently the maple is running though. Both trees in our yard are showing signs that they should be tapped. I don't do that now but my at some point as an experiment for the girls.
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Skip
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| | 03/15/2008 1:19 PM |
| | Mourning doves have arrived here. With their skis strapped to their backs. Rumour has it that the robins got as far as Carlisle, Pa, turned and went back south. Top of the windmill on Crook's Hollow sub peaked out yesterday. Spring will have arrived when I can go somewhere on my property other than the driveway to the front door and back, without filing a travel plan. | |
Paul
Greensville-Crook's Hollow Railway Company
building the finest mongrel short line in S. Ont.
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imrnjr
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West Texas
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| | 03/15/2008 10:16 PM |
| Here in West Texas it's the Bluebonnets and really when the mesquite trees bud out. The folk lore is that the mesquite will not bud until danger of freeze is past. In my experience for the 57 years I've been on the planet, I believe that folk wisdom to be a fact!!
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MasonsDad
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Beautiful San Antonio Texas
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| | 03/16/2008 8:11 PM |
| Well here in San Antonio its humid ALWAYS and we know when spring is here because the humididty gets hotter although our winters are beautiful..................................... all 3 days of it LOL
Seriously our Pear tree is in full blume here sure is pretty, so that tells me its spring | |
Ben.. californian by birth, TEXAN BY CHOICE!!
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