Saturday, March 1, 2025

The First

 

Ta da....the first of the crocus blooms has appeared. There's no going back now. Spring has sprung. Even a bit of graupel, as March snow is called, won't stop it now. 



Another sure sign is an invasion from the north. You can see the chevrons and hear the constant honking as the geese make their way back to their nesting grounds which unhappily for us is the local marina. 




They make an unbelievable mess on the grounds every spring and every spring the city tries ways to discourage them. This year they've "planted" all these little fox statues to scare the geese off but those geese in my photo are just a few feet from this guy. I don't think Foxy is going to have what it takes but he is awfully cute. Just look at that fluffy tail.






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6 comments:

  1. BetsyMarch 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM

    We've had beautiful weather this week but I do know that we'll still have a lot of cold weather ahead. We did go and take the cover off of the camper this morning and put some things back in it. We have camping plans for the middle of April and I can't wait.
    That little purple crocus is so sweet.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  2. BonnyMarch 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM

    Congratulations on your first crocus! I don't have any quite yet, but maybe soon. I used to work at a middle school and the geese loved to nest on the game fields and surrounding school grounds. They paid someone to walk German shepherds all around the school but the geese weren't afraid of them at all. I can't imagine they would be afraid of a fox decoy. It's possible they could even build a nest in that nice cleared off area around it!

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  3. WanderingcatstudioMarch 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM

    It's snowing here, so no crocuses for me yet!

    Sorry about the geese....we're sending extra this year in retaliation for the tariffs. :)

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  4. KSDMarch 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM

    You know the geese are laughing about the "fox."

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  5. Delighted HandsMarch 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM

    I love it when Spring comes along to the yard--so nice to be outside without cold air!

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  6. Kim in OregonMarch 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM

    We saw a crocus this afternoon way out west too!

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