tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post7925228284447429809..comments2024-02-14T15:13:21.422-05:00Comments on Aging Gratefully: For the first time this seasonJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-87685193080351198082012-03-11T20:20:39.356-04:002012-03-11T20:20:39.356-04:00We have about 30 of these birds at our birdfeeder ...We have about 30 of these birds at our birdfeeder right now. I love their song, too and am happy to fill their tummies.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-31898077251384001222012-03-11T10:44:06.977-04:002012-03-11T10:44:06.977-04:00They're my harbinger of spring, also. We'v...They're my harbinger of spring, also. We've been hearing their beautiful bleeeeeak sounds for about a week, now. Lovely shot.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-40172797452820571632012-03-11T03:10:23.481-04:002012-03-11T03:10:23.481-04:00How stunning June, I have never heard of or seen t...How stunning June, I have never heard of or seen this bird (naturally) but what a treat for me!Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-81968673859796272942012-03-10T23:21:23.361-05:002012-03-10T23:21:23.361-05:00what a beautiful bird. I choose to believe winter ...what a beautiful bird. I choose to believe winter is over. I planted my garden already! ;-)47http://www.roccoshouse.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-1551591945266141602012-03-09T15:03:14.973-05:002012-03-09T15:03:14.973-05:00Thanks for the nice photo. B just cut some pussy w...Thanks for the nice photo. B just cut some pussy willows this morning and put them on the dining room table. Next up: forsythia!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-52631999087966239112012-03-09T09:18:32.200-05:002012-03-09T09:18:32.200-05:00Isn't that just the best spring sound? It'...Isn't that just the best spring sound? It's the first sign I look for. Here they return just as the pussy willows are silvering and I spy them in the same swamp.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-15715763379907008272012-03-08T22:16:50.361-05:002012-03-08T22:16:50.361-05:00We rarely see these lovelies on our farm -- but we...We rarely see these lovelies on our farm -- but we are seeing frogs and groundhogs and the first tulip has bloomed...Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-67044121335433421712012-03-08T11:28:50.268-05:002012-03-08T11:28:50.268-05:00Aren't the first signs of Spring wonderful? Yo...Aren't the first signs of Spring wonderful? Your post made me smile.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-17842464073567143642012-03-07T23:43:04.307-05:002012-03-07T23:43:04.307-05:00my goodness, there are a lot of happy readers here...my goodness, there are a lot of happy readers here. PAH! autumn hasn't drifted in here, it's plummeted down.georgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-67738178479049523102012-03-07T22:25:04.681-05:002012-03-07T22:25:04.681-05:00We have a couple of branches from the weeping cher...We have a couple of branches from the weeping cherry we pruned. They're on a vase on our dining room table. Last week they had a hundred dead-looking bumps on them. Today they're blooming, right on the table!Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-13268857245741249342012-03-07T21:32:24.352-05:002012-03-07T21:32:24.352-05:00Oh, it's early, and there might well be snow a...Oh, it's early, and there might well be snow again . . . but they're back for the season now and that is A Good Thing!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-87872224681094384222012-03-07T20:44:48.051-05:002012-03-07T20:44:48.051-05:00When I hear the red-winged blackbird, I know sprin...When I hear the red-winged blackbird, I know spring is on its way. Neat photo!!Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-4212355149217157632012-03-07T20:38:30.011-05:002012-03-07T20:38:30.011-05:00Red wing blackbirds always say spring to me even m...Red wing blackbirds always say spring to me even more than robins.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-439574295211774282012-03-07T20:27:57.507-05:002012-03-07T20:27:57.507-05:00I heard the first sign of me the other day (that w...I heard the first sign of me the other day (that wasn't a cough) and thought, "Spring! Soon!"esbbostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946279220170973147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-53165523659123626642012-03-07T19:41:54.086-05:002012-03-07T19:41:54.086-05:00I've heard that they're back, but I've...I've heard that they're back, but I've yet to hear that "conk-a-REE-ah!"Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-44909088117900769402012-03-07T18:57:03.988-05:002012-03-07T18:57:03.988-05:00I see a snowstorm on your horizon. You heard it he...I see a snowstorm on your horizon. You heard it here.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-57807501594144271642012-03-07T17:47:57.503-05:002012-03-07T17:47:57.503-05:00We've had a resurgence of life within the last...We've had a resurgence of life within the last couple of weeks here. The frogs and crickets are already getting noisy. A good noisy though.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-24011096175788621252012-03-07T17:26:02.219-05:002012-03-07T17:26:02.219-05:00A friend of mine in aerobics class this morning sa...A friend of mine in aerobics class this morning said she heard the first frog yesterday! It's really coming, spring is coming, tra-la! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-33275846696402154382012-03-07T17:22:44.249-05:002012-03-07T17:22:44.249-05:00Does that mean we have actually survived another w...Does that mean we have actually survived another winter?<br />Or is this an early bird that promises to catch the worm and then reneges on the promise?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com