Canadian Geese are Flying North!

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Thousands and thousands of them in the last hour have been seen and

heard far over head in North Texas. Wow! It's a beautiful day, and are

fortunate to be out gardening and building a chicken house, else we

would have missed it. What a great experience. They regroup and squawk

and off they go to the north and northwest.

Y'all in the northern US and Canada, do report back when they land.

Spring is coming to you and has already come here.

Deanna

[Guest guest]

> Y'all in the northern US and Canada, do report back when they land.

> Spring is coming to you and has already come here.

>

>

> Deanna

Saw my first robin on Tuesday hours before we got another 6 inches of snow

and blizzard winds. More snow right now. We had a pair of geese stay at the

beaver pond beside the house last year. We'll hear them coming in again soon

along with every kind of duck. Wish we were remote enough for loons. Spring

peepers. When I hear them it's definitely spring.

Wanita

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[Guest guest]

Deanna wrote:

> Y'all in the northern US and Canada, do report back when they land.

> Spring is coming to you and has already come here.

>

Oh, they are here already : -)

Boston, MA

[Guest guest]

I saw a flock flying north this morning. We are in north central

Oklahoma.

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Those may have been some of the ones we saw, as I am near the DFW

Metroplex and imagine they'd be up that far.

Deanna

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Where I work southeast of here someone said the robins came back early, they'd

seen flocks and that the robin's winter home had a lack of food. Snow here less

slushy than in valley. Have had one small mud season. With another foot of snow

since. It'll be walking the driveway in for at least a few weeks soon.

Wanita

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Oh, that makes sense. I guess they're eating winter berries or something else

here other than worms. The article caught my attention because my husband had

mentioned seeing a robin only a few days before. We got another 4 inches or so

today, but started off rain/slushy and is very heavy snow. I've had enough

shoveling this season and am ready for spring - mud and all!

Vivian

[Guest guest]

I remember mud season from living up north. Don't miss it at all! We'd get 10

or more kids playing on what was supposed to be a lawn and they'd just rip it up

and get all muddy. What a mess. Things sure grow faster though with the

shorter summers.

Deanna

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I don't think the longer daylight hours of the summer and faster growth of

plants can ever make up for the insufferably long winters and it's extremely

short days! I'd love to live in a milder climate, like in Virginia where we

lived for a short while. But, I am a yankee, born and raised, and can't seem to

loose myself from the draw of New England (even managed to drag my

Virginian-raised husband up here!). At the same time, ever since I had spent

some summers in VA, with the hot days and warm nights, and the ocean that was

*comfortable* to swim in, I always seem to feel cheated at the end of the summer

here in Mass.

I guess that is why I like to grow plants. My onions and leeks have been

started already and when I feel anxious for spring I can go look at them and

sigh. I think I'll go do that right now...

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At 06:43 PM 3/12/05 -0500, you wrote:

>I don't think the longer daylight hours of the summer and faster growth of

plants can ever make up for the insufferably long winters and it's

extremely short days! I'd love to live in a milder climate, like in

Virginia where we lived for a short while. But, I am a yankee, born and

raised, and can't seem to loose myself from the draw of New England (even

managed to drag my Virginian-raised husband up here!). At the same time,

ever since I had spent some summers in VA, with the hot days and warm

nights, and the ocean that was *comfortable* to swim in, I always seem to

feel cheated at the end of the summer here in Mass.

>

>I guess that is why I like to grow plants. My onions and leeks have been

started already and when I feel anxious for spring I can go look at them

and sigh. I think I'll go do that right now...

Vivian, I live in VA, and given the temps over the last three weeks (10-15

degrees below normal), yeah, I'm anxious for spring too. Me, I'm

looking at the garlic and sighing.

Well, okay, there are a couple of crocus too, but ... mostly the garlic.

Hope it doesn't freeze to death next week. :-D

MFJ

If I have to be a grownup, can I at least be telekinetic too?

[Guest guest]

Vivian, I live in VA, and given the temps over the last three weeks (10-15

degrees below normal), yeah, I'm anxious for spring too. Me, I'm looking at

the garlic and sighing.

Well, okay, there are a couple of crocus too, but ... mostly the garlic. Hope it

doesn't freeze to death next week. :-D

MFJ

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I planted garlic for the first time this past fall. Of course, it is still

under snow and mulch, LOL. And, you know, the onions and leeks I am looking at

are inside - but hey - they are *green* and growing! I guess its been a tough

winter all along the east coast. I have to say, though, for all my complaining,

it sure is pretty here today with the snow on the trees and all. I still try and

make a trip to VA's eastern shore each summer to get in some quality ocean time

and so I can feel as though I really experienced summer!

Crocuses sound nice - enjoy them while they last! <g>

Vivian