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Post by Chauncy Gardner on Apr 2, 2023 19:48:08 GMT -5
Mine starts with the fiberglass driveway marker poles are off the driveway.
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Wrnchbndr
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Post by Wrnchbndr on Apr 3, 2023 1:51:36 GMT -5
My sloes start budding
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Post by reverendrob on Apr 3, 2023 3:01:37 GMT -5
When I can take the snow tires off.
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gbfun
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Post by gbfun on Apr 3, 2023 4:50:59 GMT -5
Buds on the branches and...hailstorms and/or torrential rain storms...you know, when an ocean falls from the sky in 10 minutes ! If lucky enough to catch it in the daytime, I grab a big strong umbrella and walk out into a waterfall in the middle of the street. Water falling and splashing and bouncing MADLY...off of everything !! My favorite nature show ! Never fails to crack me up.  |
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Post by ninworks on Apr 3, 2023 5:19:37 GMT -5
Having to start mowing and trimming the yard at least once a week.
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Davywhizz
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"Still Alive and Well"
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Post by Davywhizz on Apr 3, 2023 5:34:16 GMT -5
New lambs in the field next to our house.
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Post by Sharkie on Apr 3, 2023 6:13:17 GMT -5
Turning the humidifier off in the guitar room.
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Vman
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Post by Vman on Apr 3, 2023 6:38:55 GMT -5
Draining the whole house humidifier.
Picking up a billion sticks & small branches.
Watching the Robin's twitterpations, lol
Seeing all the wife's perennials emerge.
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Post by Leftee on Apr 3, 2023 7:02:40 GMT -5
For me it is the trees budding out. Also those glorious day and night when neither the heat or the A/C kicks on. I can feel the savings.
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Post by Ragtop on Apr 3, 2023 7:13:46 GMT -5
Bear tracks on the road, and a rising river due to snowmelt.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Apr 3, 2023 7:19:36 GMT -5
High 90f today, 63f by Friday. The A/C has been turning on more consistently than the heat for several weeks now. A couple of weeks ago I finally took off the frost shields from my outside water spigots and hosed off the pollen from the patio/bbq, etc. The Mockingbirds have been flitting around the eaves and light fixtures, looking for nesting locations. I've mowed the lawn weekly for the past month and the grass and some shrubs are showing signs of recovery from the deep freezes we experienced this past winter.
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Post by gato on Apr 3, 2023 7:32:19 GMT -5
"First Day of Spring". It's right there on the calendar. And that's a good thing, because otherwise I probably wouldn't notice.
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Post by K4 on Apr 3, 2023 8:07:46 GMT -5
When my zoysa lawn starts to turn green.
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Post by Leftee on Apr 3, 2023 8:09:35 GMT -5
Also - the water puddles with the yellow pollen film after a rain.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Apr 3, 2023 8:12:00 GMT -5
My lungs tighten up.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Apr 3, 2023 8:18:38 GMT -5
The sound of motorcycles.
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michael
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Post by michael on Apr 3, 2023 8:18:51 GMT -5
the first i notice is out in the pastures, the wild onions appear above the winter grass...
then what my mother called Easter flowers, i'm not sure what they really are... yellow petals... (you know about tone-deaf, i'm plant deaf, i can barely tell a few plants from another)
then the RED WING blackbirds show up at the ponds and start squawking and squabbling for territory and nesting rights...
the MOCKINGBIRDS show up
the big BULLFROGS at the ponds start singing....
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Apr 3, 2023 8:23:01 GMT -5
Speaking of birds if anyone is interested, my wife downloaded an app called Merlin that allows you to record bird sounds and it identifies the species. It seems pretty accurate and even lists multiples from the same sound recording. Pretty cool.
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Post by Leftee on Apr 3, 2023 8:25:46 GMT -5
I’ve been using Merlin for over a year. It’s great!
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Apr 3, 2023 8:33:55 GMT -5
I’ve been using Merlin for over a year. It’s great! Yeah, yesterday morning she recorded a massive avian cacophony (sorry, just exsersizing my vokabulery) from the back porch and the app listed about a dozen species. |
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Post by tahitijack on Apr 3, 2023 9:52:05 GMT -5
Change over from long-sleeved to shirt to short-sleeved t shirt.
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Post by HenryJ on Apr 3, 2023 10:05:32 GMT -5
Having to start mowing and trimming the yard at least once a week. Yeah, that's it! |
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Vman
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Post by Vman on Apr 3, 2023 10:18:16 GMT -5
Needing to take ZYRTEC daily
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Post by Leftee on Apr 3, 2023 11:26:11 GMT -5
I’ve been using Merlin for over a year. It’s great! Yeah, yesterday morning she recorded a massive avian cacophony (sorry, just exsersizing my vokabulery) from the back porch and the app listed about a dozen species. I’ve not used that feature yet. I do have a “life list” of birds I’ve seen… most here in the property. |
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jtheissen
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Post by jtheissen on Apr 3, 2023 12:12:58 GMT -5
Dead skunks on the highway.
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Post by Leftee on Apr 3, 2023 12:13:43 GMT -5
The lawn guys just mowed our yard for the first time this year.
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Post by Taildragger on Apr 3, 2023 12:43:15 GMT -5
•Lighter clothing to walk the dogs •Coyotes more aggressive/territorial as mating season commences
•Song birds playing grab-ass
•Longer days, higher sun angle •Trees budding |
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Post by rickyguitar on Apr 3, 2023 12:47:20 GMT -5
The sound of pollen on the air.
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Post by Chauncy Gardner on Apr 3, 2023 20:44:54 GMT -5
My wife uses the Merlin app for the bird (squirrel) feeder arrivals, she loves it! Also the calls with income tax questions start to slow way down.
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Post by Ricketi on Apr 3, 2023 22:48:51 GMT -5
When the robins, cardinals and redwing blackbirds show up and start singing.
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