From the category archives:

Birds

It’s Really, Really Spring

01.05.2011

Even though April was a little chilly and drizzle-y, it’s finally dawned on me it’s Spring. I can put my snow shovels away. And the sand bucket. And my boots. Coats, hats, and scarves, too. Even mittens. But that also means the wheelbarrow, trowels, rakes, clippers, and lopers get to come out. And the rain [...]

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When You Least Expect It…

21.02.2011

We’ve had a very snowy, stormy winter here in New England, and by about now I’m chomping at the bit for spring. I’ve heard cardinals singing their mating songs so it can’t be too, too long. The one thing I know means spring are red-winged blackbirds. They are the hands down, 100% certainty that spring [...]

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Fall Anyone?

06.11.2010

Sometimes the seasons ease into each other. And sometimes not. This year feels as if we went from summer bang into cold. I’m not sure what happened to fall—not that it wasn’t here briefly because it was, I saw it arrive—but I seemed to have missed the rest of it. (Yes, I know the calendar [...]

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I Think Spring Will Be Early This Year…

15.02.2010

Come February I start itching for spring. Even with another snow due tonight and tomorrow, winter no longer matters to me. I’ve a sense that it’s coming to an end. I like that. Not because I dislike winter—I don’t. Because it means change is coming. Considering I’m someone who downright loathes change, this is odd, [...]

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