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danr
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Signs of Spring 1993
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Feb 20 20:36 UTC 1993 |
You all may think I'm crazy to enter this wilth all the snow on the
ground, but here goes.
I've noticed increased avian activity in my backyard lately , and on
my walk downtown today I saw a male cardinal chasing a female.I
also saw a sparrow with some thread in its mouth looking for a nesting
spot.
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remmers
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response 1 of 58:
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Feb 20 20:56 UTC 1993 |
Nah, you're not crazy, the birds are crazy. Maybe it's chemicals in
the birdseed.
On the other hand, maybe they know something we don't.
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chelsea
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response 2 of 58:
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Feb 20 23:42 UTC 1993 |
Dan, I was just noticing more birds at the feeder, like two hours
ago. This winter, birds seem to have been pretty scarce in our
backyard despite the fact we offer three types of seed. So I've
become quite tolerant of the squirrels and the mice, who seem to
appreciate the stuff well enough.
Does anyone know how early you can harvest forsythia branches
and have them bloom indoors in a vase?
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steve
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response 3 of 58:
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Feb 21 00:42 UTC 1993 |
Well, usually by late Feburary we start to see a real sign of
spring: Dairy Queen opens! I'll know its spring then. I'm still
worried about the fat squirrels I'm seeing scurring about in the snow.
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srw
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response 4 of 58:
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Feb 21 02:00 UTC 1993 |
I don't *think* you'll have much luck with Forsythia branches unless you wait
until they bud. If there's a way to force them to bloom earlier indoors, I'm
not aware of it.
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danr
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response 5 of 58:
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Feb 21 05:28 UTC 1993 |
re #2: They have been scarce, haven't they? I noticed finches for the
first time in months.
re #0: It looks like 4 - 8 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. :(
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rcurl
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response 6 of 58:
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Feb 24 07:18 UTC 1993 |
Spring? Its been snowing for four days, the wind at 10,000 feet was
50-60 mph, the temperature is 0 to 15, avalanches are closing the roads,
so what is this stuff about "signs of Spring"?
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remmers
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response 7 of 58:
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Feb 24 11:04 UTC 1993 |
The signs all have the word "spring" printed inside a red circle with a
red diagonal line through it.
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danr
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response 8 of 58:
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Feb 28 21:44 UTC 1993 |
Spring is just around the corner! Keep the faith. :)
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rcurl
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response 9 of 58:
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Mar 1 04:40 UTC 1993 |
Spring....When we got back from Colorado, our car was in an ice pond
surrounded by a dam of snow/ice, at the airport, after whatever the
weather was doing here. I do notice that the days are getting longer,
though: that ought to heat up something somewhere.
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danr
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response 10 of 58:
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Mar 1 13:05 UTC 1993 |
It's going to be 40 degrees today! Start looking for crocuses. :)
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remmers
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response 11 of 58:
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Mar 1 13:16 UTC 1993 |
Hmm, if that temperature is sustained for any length of time, start
looking for flooding basements too...
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morel
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response 12 of 58:
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Mar 1 15:56 UTC 1993 |
Saw two robins this morning while I was driving along Huron River Drive.
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klaus
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response 13 of 58:
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Mar 3 12:24 UTC 1993 |
(I've been seeing robins all winter. Food supply must be good.)
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morel
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response 14 of 58:
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Mar 4 15:27 UTC 1993 |
Ok, if you don't like that sign of spring, how about this one? This morning
I saw the first signs of a male goldfinch starting his bright yellow
summer plumage.
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remmers
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response 15 of 58:
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Mar 4 21:47 UTC 1993 |
Couple days ago I saw a mosquito.
But as I type we seem to be snowing again.
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steve
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response 16 of 58:
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Mar 5 04:19 UTC 1993 |
Its Spring!
Its Spring, I Know It Is!
*Dairy Queen* on Packard is open again!
Its Spring! Whee!
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remmers
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response 17 of 58:
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Mar 5 12:30 UTC 1993 |
Yeah, well, you better put on your snowshoes if you're going to go
there today.
Ol' Pern Winter seems to have gotten in one last lick. Looking out
my window toward the street, I can't see where the curb is. The yard
and street are uniformly covered with a thick carpet of snow.
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klaus
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response 18 of 58:
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Mar 5 13:35 UTC 1993 |
Just the thing for the weekend! Spring skiing!
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srw
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response 19 of 58:
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Mar 6 00:08 UTC 1993 |
Just remember, this is Michigan. That means it is possible to get up to 2
feet of snow as late as March 17. It has happened.
Spring is only 16 days away, though, and it is fun to look for signs of it.
Be careful not to peer too hard, though, and get blinded by the snow.
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steve
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response 20 of 58:
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Mar 6 23:56 UTC 1993 |
It's still spring damnit.
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steve
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response 21 of 58:
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Mar 6 23:56 UTC 1993 |
It is.
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steve
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response 22 of 58:
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Mar 6 23:56 UTC 1993 |
IT IS.
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rcurl
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response 23 of 58:
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Mar 8 06:19 UTC 1993 |
Sorry - you have to wait to ca. 21 March.
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klaus
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response 24 of 58:
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Mar 8 13:42 UTC 1993 |
I had a nice spring ski this last saturday!
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