[Guest]

Bill Veeck has said that, "the true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball."  For me, this was also true until two things happened - the 1994 baseball strike, and my discovery of large scale garden railroading.  Now, my harbinger is when I can finally run my trains without a jacket.  So, I'm curious as winter comes to a close in the next month or so, what is your harbinger of spring?

 

[Dougald]

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

 

[altterrain]

When the forsythia bloom, of course!

-Brian

 

[Steve Stockham]

When I can start my waterfall up again without worrying about it freezing! /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/laugh.gif

 

[Paul Norton]

Definitely trains running outdoors. Here is a link to a story I wrote about opening day in 2002.
 
http://ovgrs.editme.com/OpeningDayovgrs.editme.com/OpeningDay
 

 

[Torby]

I judge spring is here by is a sunny day warm instead of cold.

 

[markoles]

Ed,

I picked March Madness.  Love me some college b-ball!! 

The SI Swimsuit issue has had sub par 'articles' the last few years, but I never associate that with Spring anyway!

 

[ByrdC130]

Warm weather, spring thunderstorms, tornadoes, and turkey hunting season. Best sign is the oak trees budding out, they rarely get bit by a frost.

 

[Dwight Ennis]

When the jasmine blooms.

 

[Joe Johnson]

Bluebonnets !!!!

 

[Semper Vaporo]

June

 

[astrayelmgod]

Beach Boys songs in the elevators.

 

[DryHeatDan]

The Cubs are already saying "Wait until next year."  Our average last freeze is May 25th.

 

[Scottychaos]

This is what marks the beginning of Spring for me every year:

gold.mylargescale.com/Scottychaos/CP/page5.html

REAL spring however is still a solid 6 weeks away.. /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/sad.gif
Only the witchhazel has bloomed so far..
no snowdrops yet, no crocus..nothing but snow on the ground.

Scot

 

[Tom Daly]

When I stop shivering I know it's Spring time.
Tom

 

[pete]

When you hear the spring peepres

 

[peter bunce]

When the sun has some warmth to add to its light (winter sun is generally cold), and it is out for longer (and no frost!)

 

[Robert]

When my wifte tells me to get off the couch and clean up the yard.  And thank goodness she does otherwise nothing would grow in our yard!

 

[Rod Fearnley]

Hayfever/Providers/HtmlEditorProviders/Fck/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/cry_smile.gif    Ar, ar, choooooo!/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/crying.gif
Rod

 

[Rudy Allarde]

Running trains when the Yoshino cherries are in full bloom....

Rudy Allarde