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The First Sign of Spring?

Sooner — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:54:10 GMT

When the Christmas Tree is Down!

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MamaWick — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:39:41 GMT

Ha! Funny. But I'm sitting on our patio right now and just saw two Monarch butterflies!

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:40:54 GMT

@Sooner Sorry to disagree. We get our best snows in February - that is, when we aren't in a snow drought like the last two years. My garden is hoping for a regular winter to kill the bad bugs, etc. and get the ground ready for Spring. That being said, we will have early harbingers of spring that will probably appear in late January, like winter aconites.

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Susan Louise — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:49:05 GMT

Hysterical..............................

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Othereeeen — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:49:40 GMT

49 days til March 1!!!!

I know we can still get snow and icky weather in March, but the word "March" sounds SO much better than "January" or "February".....and my birthday is in January and I STILL dislike the month!!!!

O well.....six months from today here in PA we'll be whining about 95 degrees and humid....so there's that!!!

Icky snow/rain/wintry mix here today....next week will be brutal cold...then hopefully the upswing to spring will start...I've seen robins here in NW. PA in February in past years.....

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:55:25 GMT

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Once spring arrives in Arizona (and it only lasts a couple of weeks) another long hot miserable summer of staying indoors from May to October is not far behind. We celebrate winter.

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:04:40 GMT

NO not yet some of us can already feel that heat coming down on our Ok. Tx and Az. states.

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Othereeeen — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:07:11 GMT

@Meowingkitty

It still amazes me at age 67 that in this ONE country, the climate can be so different!

I think MOST people can agree that the "spring" and "fall" of the year, whereever they live, is the most clement.....

I like where I live...four distinct seasons......Just when you think you're going to lose your mind in the current season, it changes to the next!!!

But for here in W PA, WHY does the cold dark winter seem to last for 11 months?!?!?!?!??

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:18:43 GMT

@Othereeeen wrote:
@Meowingkitty

It still amazes me at age 67 that in this ONE country, the climate can be so different!

I think MOST people can agree that the "spring" and "fall" of the year, whereever they live, is the most clement.....

I like where I live...four distinct seasons......Just when you think you're going to lose your mind in the current season, it changes to the next!!!

But for here in W PA, WHY does the cold dark winter seem to last for 11 months?!?!?!?!??

We feel that way about summer in Arizona. Seems to last forever. Winter is all to short.

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Sooner — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:24:12 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Once spring arrives in Arizona (and it only lasts a couple of weeks) another long hot miserable summer of staying indoors from May to October is not far behind. We celebrate winter.

@Meowingkitty OK. You have us beat! Spring here is usually "the one day" between the late snow and ice storm and the tornadoes and crank up the air conditioner days. You get two weeks! WOW!

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Othereeeen — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:28:50 GMT

@Sooner

Have you lived there all your life?

I've lived on the E. Coast all mine....where I live now in NW PA is the farthest from the coast ( NYC/NJ) I've lived, so have always had 4 seasons.....

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spiderw — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:39:36 GMT

When the holidays are over I look forward toward winter and do not rush the hot weather. Time flies must too quickly by as it is, I appreciate each day as it comes during this season, my energy and motivation levels high.

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on the bay — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 21:43:11 GMT

I think of spring (even though it isn't always truly spring) when I see those beautiful purple crocus in the snow. I love how they come in winter happy to bring some color to a white blanket of fluff. They just remind me of the spirit to be just who they are anywhere and anytime.

My youngest daughter and I would plant 50 purple crocus in the yard at each home we moved to and watch them come up through the snow and then again in the true spring!

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chrystaltree — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:32:47 GMT

That is very funny but you know it's only a couple of weeks before some people will be talking how their homes are all decked out for spring.