It is amazing how much happier everyone seems when the fog dissipates and the sun comes out. That was a long stretch of drear we endured here in the southwestern corner of our great state. I was in the Twin Cities for an Adobe InDesign seminar Wednesday, where it was a sunny 62 degrees. Unfortunately I spent eight hours in a windowless conference room at the downtown Marriott in Minneapolis. The good news is that I emerged smarter than I was when I entered…although that bar isn’t set too high.
I am so struck by the nice weather I can even foresee myself summer-izing and stowing my snow blower this weekend…without fear of jinxing us into a relapse.
Another month or so and Kathy and I can pull out our lawn chairs and watch to see if last fall’s front yard grass seeding worked!
Spring is one of two reasons I absolutely love living in Minnesota.
The other, of course, would be Michele Bachmann. (rimshot…cymbal splash…thanks, I’ll be here all week.)
Actually I like autumn even better, but that is easy to forget when I am in the throes of the vernal equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere. Those of you who know me wouldn’t be surprised, I suppose, to hear that my third favorite season is winter.
Without further ado, however…you knew it would be coming…here are my Top Ten Signs Spring Is Here!
10. I am again poised to prove my amazing prescience in choosing my NCAA bracket winners.
9. I’ve switched from not walking on the treadmill to not walking outside.
8. Those damn filet-of-fish commercials…enough said.
7. Tea Party protesters have switched from shouting in five-buckle overshoes and quilted underwear to shouting in…um…yeah, that really won’t change much until early July.
6. Ducks and geese are once again able to swim directly across Hwy 14 east of Tyler.
5. Dr. Snow is digging out his “Second Place in the American League Central Division” Detroit Tigers t-shirt.
4. Ducks and geese are once again able to swim directly across our basement.
3. Will soon be able to switch my Facebook profile picture from furry winter hat to my Twins cap.
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And the number one Sign That Spring Is Here…
1. Snow banks have receded enough for everyone to find last year’s Christmas lawn ornaments!
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Do you think the reason that you like autumn would be that you mock and tease Mother Nature and dare her to bring on winter???? And of course in Spring, you are safe from her winter blizzards? I hope this Top Ten doesn't bring on a blizzard!
ReplyDeleteExactly, Lynn!
ReplyDeletewhen I see the word Lincoln county.. I always wonder if the folklore is true.. is it the only county in Minnesota without a stop light.. or go light for that matter... hmmm.."I emerged smarter than I was when I entered…although that bar isn’t set too high"-now that's funny..I don't care who you are.. as to # 9..not walking outside.. have you ever lost the remote and have to walk to the tv to switch channels.. it's a bugger.. and X-mas lawn ornaments.. I can relate.. at least the Toft's pictures of camels, pyramids.. was that $25,000 Donnie and the sphynx were without snow.. anony mouse thompson with a p and an o.. out
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