OT - You Know Spring is Here When...
Mates,
I love winter as much or more than most, but even I can appreciate the fact that spring is basically here, on time, this year. Among the signs up north that it really is here:
1. There is almost no snow on the farm, and all of it will be gone by tomorrow.
2. Thunder is rolling along by the house....in March.
3. The spring peepers were out last night for the first time. If you've never heard them, it is a symphony put on by these little frogs who come out by the hundreds down by the pond. It is easily one of my favorite spring/summer sounds:
4. The barn pump didn't freeze this year. That's kind of a big deal b/c when it does, the kids have to huck 5 gal pails of water down to the livestock a few times a day. Good work for them, but the past two winters it's been 5 months of frozen pump.
And Your signs of spring are......?
Go blue tonight - Tip-off @ 9:10!
XM
March 16th, 2016 at 12:53 PM ^
I love cherry blossoms! Lived in the DC area for a few years.
There are jacaranda trees out here in SoCal that blossom soon and are just beautiful too. I also love how the flowers come out (especially the large red bushes that take over large sections)
I love winter more than most, but March is when I am ready for spring and as the OP said, it is coming on time so far this year. The skis stayed in the garage for most of the year b/c of the pregnant wife, so the couples days the past few weeks where it is 65 and sunny having a beer on the patio have been like heaven.
Birds chirping in the morning and even a thunder storm and lightning lighting up the house last night was a welcome treat.
You need the month of February to really appreciate the signs of Spring. Love Michigan weather and laugh at the people that bitch about it constantly.
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March 16th, 2016 at 10:08 AM ^
I had a manual backup pump installed on my sump pump. Don't ask me what it's called or how it works (gravity?), but it empties the pump when the electricity fails. Great peace of mind especially when you're out of town.
blooming here in Ann Arbor. The spring peepers have been chirping for a week now after the weather warmed up. But, those danged things are the hardest to actually see. I've been trying for years to see one in the water, but they are so small and so wary it's almost impossible. My eye sight might be part of the problem.
in the dark
March 16th, 2016 at 12:38 PM ^
Baseball, The Masters, warmer temps, longer days, and most importantly, not feeling a wind chill hit you in the face when stepping outside. That feeling gets old.
I've told friends for years that winter is over for me when I first hear "pitchers and catchers report."
When we have our first (entire) baseball practice outside. We're usually stuck in the gym for some part of practice due to field conditions, but yesterday we took it all outside. Baseball means spring to me.
at your work place. but no need to be paranoid. carry on.
All I do at the office is MGoBlog and flirt with co-workers.
/Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you.
When it is March 20th.
SOFTBALL HOME OPENER TODAY!
(...Which is not expected to be snowed out.)
when I start looking to see if it's going to rain, instead of snow.
in Michigan, you know it's spring.
At least over here by my office, you know it is spring when the fresh scent of spring rains and blossoming trees and flowers at least temporarily supress the smell of the Waste Management landfill at the intersection of Van Born and Hannan Road. Same goes for the one that butts up to Michigan Avenue in Canton. In the summer, when the wind blows in the right direction and the seagulls begin to swarm, you know it will be a bad day.
1) You can golf in Michigan in less than 3 layers of clothes
2) Oberon is released (3/21/16!)
3) March Madness
4) Opening day for MLB
The citrus groves usually flower here in central Florida between early and mid-March. I know we don't exactly have 'winter' but the blooms coincide with calendar spring and it's the sweetest smell you can imagine.
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March 16th, 2016 at 12:40 PM ^
Ugh. I was debating posting the exact same thing. We sold ours too. I miss it even more than I thought I would. Still nothing beats northern Michigan in the summer...cabin or otherwise. I just don't get that "first sign of spring" you just alluded to.
Wait do you actually live in Russia?
When your entire metro area is basically shut down for a "snow day" but it's 50 degrees out and there is no snow. Thanks, Washington DC Metro!
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Then again, you folks in A2 probably don't run into that problem!
March 16th, 2016 at 10:34 AM ^
March 16th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
--Only chicken in Frankenmuth. Lots and lots of fried chicken.
March 16th, 2016 at 12:53 PM ^
I meant Ann Arbor, of course. Lots of chicken here in Frankenmuth, and ornaments! We love our tourists!
We love you back. Great chicken and ornaments.
Do you remember the cougar on North a few years back, Mabel?
After I defeat Tora...
