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Life returns

February 20th, 2007 Jerry Leave a comment Go to comments

slowly to the ridgetop, though we did have a little burst of snow tonight.

I love the beginnings of spring. After a dreary, wet winter it so nice to see stuff starting to bloom. Bounce

It’s really been a warmer than usual winter and it seems to me that everything is starting early.

The yellow blossoms of our native filbert (aka hazelnut)
Beaked Filbert

and the pretty beginnings of a little yellow crocus at the edge of the lawn
Yellow Crocus

and it also returns to me too. I spent the day in Portland at the Portland Art Museum visiting the Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Quest for Immortality. It’s extremely humbling to view pieces of human art that have existed for as much as 3500 years.

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    February 21st, 2007 at 07:19 | #1
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    :smile: I’ve never seen filbert trees in bloom. Thanks for the picture – it’s certainly different from the blooming trees I’ve known!

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    February 21st, 2007 at 09:02 | #2
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    THANK YOU!THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for the hope that spring will visit even the snowy Midwest some day soon! Beautiful pictures. How’s Jake?

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    February 21st, 2007 at 11:24 | #3
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    I’m one of your lurkers!

    Wonderful pics of things starting to happen. Daphne’s in bloom down here on the valley floor. I’m so ready for it!

    Don’t want to criticize — especially on my first comment, but please go back and correct spelling — I’m sure that the Egyptions were looking for ImmorTality, LOL!

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    February 21st, 2007 at 12:07 | #4
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    Doh!!.. :oops:

    Fixed

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    February 21st, 2007 at 13:34 | #5
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    Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing that bit of early spring.

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    February 21st, 2007 at 14:53 | #6
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    Oh I’ve never seen the hazlenut trees before! Can you get a shot of them up close for us? They look orchid-y from back here.

    How pretty, Thank you!

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    February 23rd, 2007 at 06:12 | #7
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    Ah yes, spring is in the air! I was in DC earlier this week and it was quite chilly, but returned to sunny warm weather in NC yesterday.

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