Tag: spring
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Second Day of Spring
Well, everyone makes a big deal about the first day of Spring, and I get that, but what about the second day of Spring? We take it for granted, even when (ahem) it turns out to be a pretty nice day and the first day gave us 3 inches of snow. The second day of…
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Welcome, Spring
Forgetting for a minute that the forecast calls for cold overnight temps and 1-3 inches of snow, I’d like to officially welcome Spring. So, “Glad to see you, Spring–sure as hell took you long enough.” Just don’t be too enthusiastic and in a hurry. #firstdayofspring
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Winter Cedes To Onions
Everyone else has been getting snow days–we’re at what is hopefully the bitter end to an uncharacteristic late winter cold and snow snap. Temperatures have been up and down for weeks, hitting well below 0 degrees Farenheit zero (-18 C) on multiple occasions and, until the past weekend, ascending above freezing for just two days…
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Sugar Season Haiku Cycle
Spontaneous, no-revision haiku scrawled in a fit of boredom…. Snow concedes, contracts Shadows shorten with each dawn Totems bleed sweetness Electric drill whirs Thirteen miles of plastic hose Grandpa had a bucket Good dry wood burns clean A grey squirrel tail, smoke and steam Sweet in the hollow.
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The SHAG-WAGON Parked On My Fence
So, we garden–the front part of our .67 acre plot is somewhat presentable–flowers, trees, a chemical-free lawn–but the “back 40″ is under my domain and reflects my particular Appalachian redneck sensibility. At present, the lawn tractor sits in the middle of the lawn with a flat tire (as good a place to leave it as…
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Random Found Photo: Spring Frolic, With Automatic Weapons
Before you ask, I have no idea…. About these posts and the photos in ’em: http://wp.me/p3AOvB-FN
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Garden Fever…
Here’s what we need to add to the garden this year… We’ve got a final, 12′ x 50′ strip of garden–once home to the concord grapes we inherited with the property, that had a virus and would tease us each year with a generous fruit set before every grape withered on the vine a few…
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