Signs of spring
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Signs of spring
When I was young, the two main signs of spring for me were:
the miniature iris and tulips were blooming
and kittens were being born
What do/did you watch for in spring when you were a child?
Now that I am (much) older, I realize that probably most of the crops had already been planted, and all sorts of trees had done their thing by then - but the kittens and baby iris were what I watched for way back then.
the miniature iris and tulips were blooming
and kittens were being born
What do/did you watch for in spring when you were a child?
Now that I am (much) older, I realize that probably most of the crops had already been planted, and all sorts of trees had done their thing by then - but the kittens and baby iris were what I watched for way back then.
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In Oregon where I grew up, I always waited for the daffodils in the field, new calves, and the lilac tree blooming. Here it is much different- I guess it’s warmer days, grandkids playing softball, earlier sunrises and the jasmine blooming for the first time. (It tends to bloom several times during the summer.)
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Daffodils- we lived near a daffodil farm and I can remember walking into the fields and being surrounded by daffodils as far as the eye can see. My high school age cousins would get work picking the daffodils and once all the ones that were good enough to go to the florists had been picked those of us who were younger would go out and pick the rest to sell door to door. As I recall, the farm had one field that was about 50 acres all planted in the larger sized daffodils. That was a real treat.
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Forsythia in bloom, rhubarb poking through the soil, lambs and calves in fields.
I love the series of events that herald spring.
Today my fruit trees are all in bloom, the Grape Hyacinths are still in bloom the early tulips (those bulbs are over 20 years old) are flowering. The lilac buds are swelling.
I love the series of events that herald spring.
Today my fruit trees are all in bloom, the Grape Hyacinths are still in bloom the early tulips (those bulbs are over 20 years old) are flowering. The lilac buds are swelling.
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