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 10:07 AM ^
I usually start thinking about having an affair this time of year, spring fever and all.
March 16th, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^
March 16th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
the odor of fresh skunk roadkill!
When UM Football starts spring practice!
When you can see the lawn green overnight after a good soaking rain.
When you can hear the honking of those obnoxious canadian geese. (It must be their mating season.)
When I feel inspired to kayak my favorite portion of the Clinton. (on class II whitewater in Rochester Hills & Rochester. Did it yesterday!)
When you see all the fisherman fishing for steelhead (on the Clinton).
March 16th, 2016 at 11:32 AM ^
"Spring" practice, which actually takes place in winter.
March 16th, 2016 at 10:34 AM ^
when the buzzards return to Hinkley.
March 16th, 2016 at 10:34 AM ^
Fall bowling seasons are coming to an end.
March 16th, 2016 at 10:58 AM ^
March 16th, 2016 at 12:48 PM ^
that is the equivalent of saying, 'i'm fond of breathing, but i think oxygen is overrated'....
if you made it up to wexford county, you are within 1/2 hour of some great water in a few directions.
March 16th, 2016 at 10:16 PM ^
March 16th, 2016 at 11:29 AM ^
March 16th, 2016 at 11:32 AM ^
Hell yes, mate. I'm totally with you on that. I love thunderstorms.
March 16th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
Spring is my favorite season by far (weather-wise). Obviously autumn is a better time of year because football is around, but nothing beats spring weather.
The Masters tournament is coming, March Madness starts tomorrow, and the NHL and NBA playoffs are almost here. This is a great time of year indeed.
March 16th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
When I can walk the Lakeshore Trail without freezing my tuchus off. Sunny, clear, and beautiful skies. The days are longer and it's not too hot and not too cold.
March 16th, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^
March 16th, 2016 at 11:40 AM ^
Two things:
1. Kegs/Couches on the front lawns.
2. Boob shirts on the diag.
Lock the thread....
March 16th, 2016 at 12:19 PM ^
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March 16th, 2016 at 12:57 PM ^
Cherry blossoms in DC, and at my house.
In my little world, the first day of Spring is the first day of the NCAA tournament.
Spring comes early this year! And it's 70 degrees outside in DC to add to the festivities.
Starting in the early 80's.
Back then for whatever reason (government funding, an abundance of facilities etc.?)
Kalamazoo had more mental patients per capita than any city in the U.S.
There were dozens of facilities and thousands of patients, and a large portion of the funding ended in the spring and the hospitals/clinics would have a "mass release" of patients.
Many were unfortunately homeless as well, and just seemed to always congregate downtown.
I lived right on a busy feeder street leading into downtown and always spents a lot of time on my apartment's front porch.
Like the salmon returning to Capistrano, spring in Kalamazoo always meant a steady stream of mumbling, shreiking, under-medicated people slowly wandering down my street towards the center of the city.
my semi-standoffish dog was always out there with me, and never once minded the parade of unbalanced individuals that went by, some even stopped to pet him.
But every Jehovah's witness or born-again bible thumper that tried that set foot on our pavers was instantly chased back with a snarl.
man I loved that dog.
#3. Love those frogs.
When my magnolia tree is getting ready to bloom
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The Dockside opens.