RE: Spring is coming!

Sawmy first robin of the year this morning.  It was trying not to blow away
in an awful storm!
Lots of trees down, some flooding and electic out temporarily.  Everything's
ok at my house.

Theresa


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of cathy carpenter
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:08 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Spring is coming!


Just began seeing robins regularly yesterday (DH claims a sighting two
weeks ago). As usual, in the absence of insects and earthworms, they
are chowing down on my hollys...and driving the cats, who are watching,
crazy.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 07:29 AM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:

> I saw the first robin almost two weeks ago.  I figured his homing
> mechanism
> went haywire.  It was snowing that day.  He sure wasn't "singing."
> Still,
> there is always hope....
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> Of cathy carpenter
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 6:27 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Spring is coming!
>
> We have a possum roaming around. DH claims he saw a robin, but I have
> not verified it.
> Cathy
> On Thursday, February 19, 2004, at 08:52 AM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
>
>> I just looked out the window and saw a chipmunk!  He was sitting on
>> top of a
>> big rock, looking a bit dazed as if he didn't quite know why he was
>> there.
>> And yesterday I was pretty sure I heard a robin.  Couldn't see one,
>> but the song
>> was unmistakably robin.  We are still snow-covered, even though it got
>> up to
>> 40 degrees yesterday and was only 24 when we got up this morning.  The
>> next
>> few days are predicted to be milder, so maybe it will happen. I have
>> pushed my
>> club into scheduling a horticulture show in mid-April - just two
>> months away.
>> I've begun to worry that there won't be anything up by then. Think
>> Spring!
>> Auralie
>> Z5
>>
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