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In reply to the discussion: psa: 1st sign of spring ... [View all]pipi_k
(21,020 posts)beautiful in my part of the state, and it's often forgotten in the travel pamphlets, as most of the attention is focused on Boston and Cape Cod.
Spring in this area (as well as Summer) is the only thing that makes living here in the Winter worthwhile, if one isn't a fan of snow or Winter sports. Crocus, forsythia, creeping phlox (one home I used to pass each day on my way to work had the entire front lawn in phlox...each May it would explode in pastels...just beautiful!)
It's unfortunate that you can't hear the peepers. Mr Pipi has lost most of his higher range, and can't hear them either.
I really hate seeing dead animals on the side of the road...even coyotes, which many of the neighbors see as "vermin". I like them, as long as they stay out in the woods. It's sort of fun to get the goosebumps from hearing them howl and yip out there...