It Must Be Spring

[ZooMbr]

Spring must be here. Every year we have a woodpecker that comes here; AND, starts pecking on our metal furnace exhaust. He is at it this morning, first time this year. It sounds like rapid taping -echos though the house. First year couldn't figure what was causing the noise until went out side and saw it for ourselves. After a series of pecking at a rapid pace he calls, listens and pecks again. Carries on about 10 min. then quits. Does this several times during the day -- week or two he stops -- then we only see him in the big cottonwood by the house. <br /><br />Cool - it's now spring time in So. Alberta!

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Cool Hang'n, I am waiting on the hummin birds to show up. Should be anytime now.

 

[neumanns]

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I heard a goose this morning!<br /><br />The woodpeckers showed up a couple of weeks ago but it will be a bit before the little dive bombers show!<br /><br />What a beutiful time of year...The ice typically goes out here in about 20 days! Havent preped the boat yet but I think about it most every day!

 

[JB]

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Yup. Signs all over.<br /><br />Thanks, SBN. I will get the hummer feeders out today.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Yea, got mine all washed up and ready, just waiting on the first sign of them.<br />Did hear some honkers fly over today, so it won't be long now.

 

[Reel Poor]

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Speaking of Honkers, have yall ever noticed that when they, and a lot of other species, fly that it's in a V pattern and one side of the V pattern is always longer than the other. Do you know why that is????<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />There are more birds on that side.

 

[Ron G]

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I thought it was already spring until last week,im waiting on the hummers too.My buttercups are already bloomed out and the hostas are out and the pionys are growing like weeds,shoot i had to cut the grass last week,its supose to start getting warm again now, come on summer.

 

[Ron G]

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The real sign of spring here at the college is when the mini skirts come out

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Originally posted by Ron G:<br /> The real sign of spring here at the college is when the mini skirts come out

Roger that.

 

[brother chris]

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Originally posted by Ron G:<br /> The real sign of spring here at the college is when the mini skirts come out

At the university I work at, there are already mini-skirts all over. <br />Makes going to work much easier, but harder to do my job.

 

[OBJ]

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Springs gotta be here.....check out the repair forums....the flood gates are starting to open.

 

[Ron G]

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BC there always out here to,but once it starts getting pretty the skirts seem to start shrincking Yea OBJ i noticed that when i go thru there looking.

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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No signs here yet. Heck we still get some flakes of snow still. Definetly tired of it. Haven't even come close to thinking about uncovering the boat yet. Damn ground hog anyway!

 

[Pony]

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Originally posted by B.C.:<br />

Originally posted by Ron G:<br /> The real sign of spring here at the college is when the mini skirts come out

At the university I work at, there are already mini-skirts all over.

Funny thing is the day the temperature gets above 40 we all drive around with windows open, walk around with short sleeve, etc.<br /><br />At least at UWM, the short skirts are out year round.

 

[LadyFish]

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Originally posted by SBN:<br /> Cool Hang'n, I am waiting on the hummin birds to show up. Should be anytime now.

The hummingbirds arrived here about a week ago, it won't be long Lester before they reach you.

 

[ztim]

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Back home, Wisconsin, the tulips poked up through the snow about this time. Never could figure out how they knew.

 

[fireman57]

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OBJ I'm guilty as charged. Posted my question and thanks again for the help. I swore that I wasn't going to put off working on this outboard but I did. Weather wasn't real cooperative this winter and I still have a transom to rebuild so I had to wait on warmer weather. The engine that I have had for a month and a half is a different story. Could have worked on it in my shop but still have it hanging on the stand in the back yard. My excuse is that I can see better in the daylight than shop light.

 

[OBJ]

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Your just one of many fireman. No problem. Not every guy has a workshop they can work in thru the winter so most just wait for warm weather to do there work outside. No biggy....