Comments on: The Scent of Spring

By: Thistle Downe

Thistle Downe — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:20:17 +0000

The weather is warming and the crocus have nearly faded…now is the time for daffodils, forsythia and hyacynthe. Birds returning from their wintering grounds are in abundance, singing merrily as they gather the makings of nests for their soon to be born hatchlings, and my young red tailed hawk seems to have found himself a mate. I even saw a pair of bald eagles spiraling earthwards with talons locked in their mating flight a couple days ago…such a magnificent sight!

By: Penny Andrews

Penny Andrews — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:23:33 +0000

Here in Wisconsin, the green has broken through. After a week of fog and moist air as the snow evaporated, the sun came out and everything was poised and waiting. Robins have been here for a couple of weeks, the mint is coming up in the yard. The south facing grass is
really greening quickly and the birds are making magnificent sounds. Have not heard the
spring peepers at the local pond, but that is my favorite sound of spring.

By: crystal

crystal — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:04:54 +0000

Hello, Happy March!!
I live in N.E. Ohio and it is still on the cold side here.(although it was 70 downtown one day last week..silly weather!)I would not be surprised if it snowed again,Nooooooo
I am a Herb loving girl so i look forward to finding little new shoots of Chives.Mint and Catnip seems to magically appear within the next couple weeks too.
I also KNOW it’s Spring when i hear a certain pretty singsong bird in the morning..I wonder if the Red Wing Blackbirds visit me too? I am looking forward to finding out this year;)

Cheers to the Seasons~

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:28:24 +0000

All of the yellow flowers are in bloom here – forsythia, daffodils and dandelions. Our pasture is a beautiful yellow field of dandelions at the moment.

By: Charla

Charla — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:09:22 +0000

A few days ago, I was looking out the side window of my bedroom while on a phone call with a friend. I was gazing absentmindedly over the yard, and suddenly was brought to full attention by the appearance of tiny birds on the ground many feet away. I could only clearly discern bright red bodies with round black heads. Robins??? They seemed to be picking at the grass; perhaps finding seeds to eat. It was a cold day, and their presence was a total surprise – and a very pleasant one that brought a much-needed bit of cheer to my outlook.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:21:06 +0000

Beautiful Spring was awakening early here in the Pacific Northwest. On Vancouver Island, where I live, the crocuses were popping their cheery heads up by the end of January. A week or two later, Japanese Cherry Blossoms were scenting the air with their exotic fragrance and buds were happily appearing on the trees, though I witnessed the lack of pussy willows on the white willow outside my kitchen window with some apprehension.

Sure enough, then came the snow, blanketing everything in stuff just perfect for snowballs! No one was impressed, especially after a winter largely devoid of the stuff, but it was still beautiful to observe. Though gone in a matter of hours, and the mild temperatures returning, we are still apprehensive as we watch the snow levels on the nearby mountains’ trees.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:17:03 +0000

I observed the emerging signs of Spring at the coast at the point where Tomales Bay meets the Pacific Ocean. The wind was soft and breezy on the walk to the sand, the lupine appeared across the steep cliff rocks with soft and new growth. On the ocean, the waves were a glassy emerald green, almost transluscent. The tide pool rocks were covered in a thick green mat. The obvious sign of spring I encountered were the large white five petalled stars of wild strawberries shooting out in clusters from the rocks along my ascent back up from the beach. I also saw grazing elk and found them moving with grace and out of step with the hurried pace of my days in early Spring.

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:58:16 +0000

Here in Illinois spring is starting to poke its head out of the winter doldrums. As I have been having to do things around the farm I have been seeing the signs. A little black snake came out of its winter hiding spot to wriggle in front of me. The early spring calving season is here with 10 new babies so far. The robins have been here for a couple of weeks and yesterday I saw my bluebirds are back! YAY!

By: Mona

Mona — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:14:17 +0000

I live in Stuttgart in the southwest of Germany and Spring is nowhere here yet – we have had snow, snow, snow from November till now. Hopefully this is the last of it but I have spring flowers at hothouse temperatures in my kitchen! The backdrop of a snowy window to tall flowering daffodils and tulips is something special!

By: sarah tarrylea

sarah tarrylea — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:34:42 +0000

i can feel spring seeping into my life. i have already had the urge to clean out my nest and rid the home of winter collated clutter. the washing can now dry outside, a huge burden lifted from the fire being continually stoked, condensation dripping from the windows obscuring our eyes to the outside world. The delight in the oceans of snowdrops, undulating in the spring breeze, and the first of the bluebells and daffodils lifting their delicate necks to the warming sun, filtering through racing clouds dominating blue skies.. I am in love with the outside once again and find myself running from waterfall to fish pools, searching for mure signs of spring.