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ten things that say it’s spring

• Posted by Summer Wood on March 26th, 2009 filed in flora and fauna, places, seeds
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This is what spring looks like in my neck of the woods.  A snowstorm’s coming on, but in the meantime

1. ravens execute crazy aerial maneuvers in tandem.  mating, fighting, having fun?
2. robins crowd the juniper bushes
3. redwing blackbirds cause a ruckus by the creek
4. muddy road, muddy path, muddy dog paws, muddy house
5. wind blows hard enough to make your eyes water
6. hermits emerge, blinking, and get hit with social invitations
7. prairie dogs emerge, blinking, and get hit by truck traffic
8. wind-induced despondency.  warmth-induced hilarity.  repeat rapidly
9. ferocious need to change out of your studded snow tires.  now!
10. what’s that color?  GREEN?

Come back tomorrow for a guest post written by Maida Tilchen, author of the newly published novel LAND BEYOND MAPS.