Snowdrops and robins

[pameladean]

I had to go downtown today for the very mundane reason that I was almost out of Peridex and had to pick up another bottle from the dentist's office. I came home through the brown back yard, strewn with all the leaves last November's snow covered before I could mow them up; and glanced, by sheer habit, at the crumpled sodden leaves of one of last

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[pameladean]

Sometimes it does, but don't let people hear you wishing for it!

I am looking forward to the music at Minicon, anyway. 8-)

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[mizzlaurajean]

I always hope for terrible weather during Minicon so I won't pine for the out of doors.

[pameladean]

Between you and Emma we'll have a blizzard for sure!

If it just rained, that would be great, because we need it and it would reduce pining for the outdoors quite a bit. Hard on people celebrating Easter more traditionally, I guess.

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[asakiyume]

Robins: they have a flexible definition of dawn :-) Or maybe Cornell Ornithological Lab should rename it their temporal transition song?

I noticed an abundance of birdsong yesterday around here, too--it was wonderful. The birds have decided it's spring, regardless of the remaining snow and cold.

Lovely about the snowdrops!

[pameladean]

I was thinking "crepuscular song," but "temporal transition" takes care of the storm changes, too.

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[clindau]

I saw and heard my first red winged blackbird of the spring yesterday. Yay!

[pameladean]

Ooo, you are ahead of me. I'm glad they're here.

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[inlaterdays]

Hooray for snowdrops!

[pameladean]

I think of you every year when I start looking for them. I still have your article somewhere.

P.