A Lark Ascending Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) Seen some great pictures on this site - Chris' views in NY immediately jump to mind. So, with the first snowdrops out, how about a visual tracking of this wonderful time of year? This was the still wintry scene outside my front door at about 8.30 am this morning...less rural than it looks. The sunrise hides an entire small town! Proof of the snowdrops...I seem to have four!!!! Edited March 7, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Refreshed the woodstain on front and back doorsteps. You can't have a photo of me doing that, because there isn't one. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimi089 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 We're not quite there yet in Chicago. Still getting sub-zero temps and snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) Well, spring is but a state of mind! Actually, I should have subtitled this 'Track the return of life across the northern hemisphere'. Apologies to Kenny Weir and others for my thoughtless hemispherism! Edited February 12, 2008 by Bev Stapleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimi089 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Well, spring is but a state of mind! I can certainly dig that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Well, no-one has told the plants yet but the sky is set for spring: It was warmer today than it was last July during our 'phantom summer.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vajerzy Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Crocuses are up and some daffodils are ready to bloom. My honeybees were bringing in pollen last week when it was in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 The wind has veered to the north (or is that backed?) this morning. It's dry but bitter - a bit like Margaret Thatcher. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 You must believe in spring: The Hodsock Priory snowdrops (and a few daffs) in full flood earlier this afternoon, a few miles up the road. [Excuse a Brit getting excited by spring - most countries see through this time of year with Carnival, Mardi Gras etc. We get Pancake Day! So a few days glorious weather and the first signs of colour can send us a bit odd!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 The frog in our pond was calling for a frogette all yesterday afternoon and evening. And he's still calling this morning. He must be really randy. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Don't have any photos but in the back garden this morning the wrens were making an absolute racket ! Amazing amount of noise for something hardly bigger than a moth. Badgers turfing up my lawn looking for worms - usually also a sign that the tail-end of Winter is nigh and Spring is round the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 It's dry but bitter - a bit like Margaret Thatcher. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimi089 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 There's a whiff of Spring in the air today in Chicago. We should get above freezing, and in the sun snow is melting, forming little rivulets of water that point to warmer days ahead. It's probably just a tease though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 The frog in our pond was calling for a frogette all yesterday afternoon and evening. And he's still calling this morning. He must be really randy. MG My two ponds are the scene of a veritable orgy during March each year. Woken up ever morning by very noisy splashing! Gone all grey and miserable over the last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Ah-CHOO!!! [sniff] I hate Spring. Grrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 More evidence. Want to buy some dirty pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Four years on. I declare it spring. The frogs are back enjoying their hanky panky in the pond. Someone on the radio said they already had daffodils!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Four years on. I declare it spring. The frogs are back enjoying their hanky panky in the pond. Someone on the radio said they already had daffodils!!!! Daffodils in my garden for a week - dwarf daffodils, of course,this being Manchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 They are already out down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 spring? seems it came and went... next days it's getting cold again, but I've seen several deer right in our lawn last weekend... in the midst of town! and I've loved the warm weather for the last ten days or so (right after we'd been having 10-15 degree minus for long enough that some lakes froze... to the pleasure of the ice-skater and the sausage stands). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well, daffs came out here this week. And: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Looks like a result of the mild winter is going to be an early and rough spring for allergy sufferers. And lots more mosquitoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) One of those smiley things. Not suffering from such an allergy I can't begin to appreciate how difficult this can be. Edited March 11, 2012 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 For me, Spring begins when I first notice that the local Little League fields are being prepped for play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 da-da-da-DA-da-da-DA-da da-da-da-da-DA-da-da-DA etc (Crap Stravinsky reference) Definitely Spring here this week - frogs, daffodils, a few bees, even the grass is growing. My favourite season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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