Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Spring

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The Season

crisp morning
Daylight Savings Time
early spring
end of spring
gray May
rainy season
spring
spring morning
spring rain
spring storm
spring wind
warmer days
Sky and Heavens
changing skies
Dog Star
flower moon
Leo
morning mist
Orion
pink moon
Sirius
snow moon
spring constellations
spring sky
Ursa Major
vernal equinox
Virgo
warm spring breeze
worm moon
Mountains, Fields and Ocean
first greening
fresh grass
green hills
remaining snow
snow-capped mountains
snowmelt
snow run-off
spring fields
spring mudspring sea
spring tides
thickened Bermuda grass
trail work
wildflower fields
Flowers and Plants
apricot blossom
buds on bare branches
camellias
California poppy
ceanothus / California lilac
cherry blossom
daffodil shoots
Dutch iris
evergreen pear
first wildflowers
Japanese magnolia
jonquils
ocotillo blossoms
pear blossoms (early Spring)
planting summer bulbs
spring wildflowers
sugar bush blooms
jade plant blossom
teddy bear cholla
tulip tree
wild mushrooms
Birds and Animals
American coot
American robin
baby island foxes
baby opossums
baby rabbits
barn swallow
black phoebe
breeding plumage
California quail
California towhee
coyote pups
cutworms
deer fawn
dogs/horses shedding
gray squirrel litters
great egret
grebes
green heron
ground squirrel litters
harbor seal pups
hawks
lady bugs
lizards
mourning dove
nesting birds
nuthatchnew snails
osprey
palm rats (newborns squealing)
peregrine falcon
rattlesnakes emerging
raven
returning swallows
scrub jay
song sparrow
sparrows
terns
turkey vulture
Western gulls
white-throated swift
wood duck
woodpeckers
wren, wren song
wren tit
Human Affairs
allergy season
Ash Wednesday
baby strollers
baseball season starts
Chinese lantern festival
Chinese New year
Cinco de Mayo
city elections
college acceptance/rejection letters
Easter
Festival of Books
French Open
Groundhog Day
IRS refunds, tax returns
kites
Lent
Mardi Gras
Memorial Day
mid-season baseball
Mother's Day
National Poetry Month
Oscar awards
planting summer vegetables
President's Day
Purim
Renaissance Faire
spring break
spring cleaning
spring dresses
St. Patrick's Day, green beer, shamrocks
St. Joseph's Day
umbrellas
vacation plans
Valentine's Day
wedding invitations