While it may have been the second coldest morning of this winter, spring definately is coming, the buckets are in the sugar bush.
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02-27-2006, 06:15 PM #1
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02-28-2006, 05:48 AM #2
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I saw a flock of about 20 Robins yesterday. Geez they must be cold. They may be back a little to early though, snow is predicted again on Thursday.
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02-28-2006, 06:01 AM #3
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I have to admit, I can't figure out the robins - I saw a bunch of them several weeks ago as I was out walking in one of our crazy snowstorms. I wonder if some of them break the mold and decide to spend the winters hiding somewhere in New England!
Originally Posted by Surlygirl
And, thanks newfsmith - for the "spring" photo. While this really hasn't been a bad winter, I've definitely been dreaming of warmer weather.
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02-28-2006, 08:20 AM #4
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A bunch of them are still enjoying the Florida sun, but they are really flocking up, a sign that they are about to leave. It's funny- (I'm from up north) down here robins are a sign of _winter_.
I used to live across the street from a guy who made maple (and everything else) syrup. You can never go back to fake after you've had homemade...
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02-28-2006, 08:59 AM #5
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Yeah, some do overwinter. I've had bluebirds overwinter too! They guy at Cornell doing the bird count didn't believe me till I sent him pictures of my ten bluebirds sitting in the feeders in February with a foot of snow on the ground one year. Originally Posted by DeniseGoldberg
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03-01-2006, 01:27 PM #6
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Mmm...maple syrup...
Nice photo! Thanks. And nice to see those are "real" taps & buckets and not rubber hosing... I've never been to a sugar house in the spring, and I grew up in NH! Hoping to try to this year.
With this current cold snap, it is hard to believe it's March today!
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03-01-2006, 01:31 PM #7
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Hey Surly are you doing project feederwatch? Originally Posted by Surlygirl
This is our first winter on the project and its great the kids and I have seen so many of your beautiful birds. I can name quite a few now and non bird people laugh and say gee the Aussie knows more of our birds than we do.
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03-06-2006, 05:25 PM #8
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Today I felt like "spring." I didn't ride this weekend, but we did the annual spring clean up on the bikes. Today, I wore a spring skirt to work. I am sick of wool. I plan on riding Thursday, maybe Wednesday and Saturday.
Yes!!
And for the first time, I have ridden at least once in every month this year.
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