The Daffodil Song
Daffodil, Daffodil
ruffled yellow sun
Daffodil, daffodil
shine when winter’s done
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No, it won’t win any awards. But it’s an inspirational sight for me nevertheless!
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So Cute and yet So Pesky
This past weekend I was visiting my parents. They have no snow left. Must be nice. Anyway, I saw this really cute raccoon hanging out in a tree at the end of their driveway. He just stayed there in the fork of the tree staring at us. I only had my phone camera, but still. Such a cute creature.
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Avalanche!
We had to replace the roof this summer, and we went with a steel roof. We knew this would mean snow wouldn’t stay put on the roof, but, um, we weren’t really prepared for what that would mean in actual practical everyday results.
Last night it was all very exciting as the kids and I watched and waited for the sheets of packed snow to slide down the steel, break free into the air and explode into snow boulders as they hit the ground.
But the view’s a little different today. Here’s the porch:
And here are the five steps to my front door. Or rather, here AREN’T the five steps to my front door:
Good thing shovelling’s not my job. :>
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Snow Fleas!
I suppose if I’m going to complain frequently about the bad weather I should give the good weather equal air time. So I’ll go on record as saying we’ve had several sunny days in a row!!
Today I enjoyed the sunshine on my walk out the driveway to meet the kids off the schoolbus (they’re old enough to do it themselves, but I’m like a referee whose presence wards off the worst of the after-school bickering).
And I saw snow fleas!!!
Those tiny specs that look like dirt or maybe freshly ground black pepper are a tiny sign that winter is on the slow slide out. Don’t pass up a chance to watch these creatures. They’re fascinating. Really they’re not fleas at all. They’re more properly called springtails.
Here’s a great article from Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine about them, and another at Environmental Education for Kids also from Wisconsin.
And just to prove that they do jump and jiggle, here’s my really amateur video of them:
[This is having technical difficulties–I’ll post it when I can get it to work]
On sunny days, near the bases of trees,
Look!
You just might find your own snow fleas.
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