Signs of Spring (post them here)

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New buds are on the trees.

pesky groundhog trying to eat my seedlings!!

The grass tastes crisper, petals fall in my eyebrows when I am looking up and startled that the waving branches are beckoning me with strange new dangling delights, the breeze has a hint of a soft tropical tune bopping along every now and then, different critters are popping in and out of view and have an extra spring in their secretive steps when I snatch a view that I intend to file away for assessment, you notice a lot more going on when you compare it to a december view, a september view or a july view, even the purring cars can tell you something about the season baton change. I notice the variety of the debris they carelessly accumulate and how they sound in different air.

Wild roses in bloom,iris,and the grandpa greybeard tree is a cloud of blooms.
But the coolest thing was seeing an otter in the creek by the house. So darn cute.
Blackberries are blooming, we had s spell of blackberry winter,down in the forties at night. Had to fire up the wood heater for a few nights.
Junebugs attracted to the porch light. I catch them for the Geckos.

It just snowed. Why, oh why?

The Buffalo got high enough to wash the first tourist of the season away.Not sure if they have been found yet.Big rain event on the way,conservative estimate is five to eight inches over the weekend.Time for farmers to move the cattle to high ground.The kayakers are out in force,putting in the river by me.Brave souls.

When those scary ass mosquito eaters invade your house. I hate those things so much.

its too bad crane flies don't actually eat mosquitoes.

there is much more of a reason to hate mosquitoes.

Ya I thought that nobody would know what a crane fly was. I only ever hear people call them mosquito eaters, weird because they don't even have mouths. I know that they are harmless, but their appearance terrifies me. One even flew in my mouth while I was sleeping. Mosquitoes suck too.

yes i think they are quite clumsy/unaware of flying into stuff. not to be trusted around one's gaping mouth.

i get the appearance fear-factor, though. you know house centipedes?

The river rocks are green with algae again.

In Utah, springtime is when people mow their lawns ... while it is snowing.

No kidding.

Utah's unofficial motto is "Welcome to Utah -- If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes."

The clay court tennis season is in full swing (pun intended) in Europe.

Bluebells are out in force at the moment, and also a brick wall near my house overrun with Clematis has just bloomed: looks fantastic.

I hate those house centipedes too. They are pretty common where I live. They aren't as creepy looking as crane flies to me, but their bites hurt pretty bad.

aaaah you've been bitten by one?!
i think its their legs and speed that gets me on first impressions. but comparing faces, the crane fly is way more creepy.

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something interesting(?) about those centipedes that i've found out is they LOVE turpentine. if i leave uncovered turpentine sitting around they will crawl into it and die. my current house doesn't have so many of them but my last rental house must have had termites they were feasting on or something. it was a bit horrifying the first time, as i had left black paint soaked turpentine out for a week and when i went to dispose of it there were at least 8 black softened bodies.