dennismiller55
02-27-2013, 08:08 AM
I hike a lot. I am at peace when I am outdoors. With the warmer days lately I have been walking more outdoors and spending less time at the "Y". The wood trails still have to much snow to hike so I have been walking on a nearby gated road.
Two days ago was particularly nice and I managed a good 5 mile walk. Spring is exciting and I look for the early signs in anticipation.
Believe me, it still looks like winter here, however, I came across a "wooly bear" caterpillar crossing the warm pavement. I have always heard the folklore that this caterpillar can predict the weather. Maybe it can.
Then on my way home I notice my neighbor tapped his maple trees for sap collecting. A sure sign of spring.
The lake we live on is still frozen solid. We are fortunate to have a nesting pair of "Bald Eagles" here on an undeveloped area of the lake. Yesterday my wife went for a walk on the ice to check out the nest. She reported that the pair was in the nest. She also said it looked like they were doing what couples do (having a knock out, drag out fight or they were grooming each other :friendly_wink:). Another possible sign of early spring.
And as I sit here this morning drinking coffee and watching the sun rise, I see a young Osprey fly by. I am sure it is traveling from a nearby nesting site to the Penobscot River to hunt in the open water.
I think spring will be early this year.
Two days ago was particularly nice and I managed a good 5 mile walk. Spring is exciting and I look for the early signs in anticipation.
Believe me, it still looks like winter here, however, I came across a "wooly bear" caterpillar crossing the warm pavement. I have always heard the folklore that this caterpillar can predict the weather. Maybe it can.
Then on my way home I notice my neighbor tapped his maple trees for sap collecting. A sure sign of spring.
The lake we live on is still frozen solid. We are fortunate to have a nesting pair of "Bald Eagles" here on an undeveloped area of the lake. Yesterday my wife went for a walk on the ice to check out the nest. She reported that the pair was in the nest. She also said it looked like they were doing what couples do (having a knock out, drag out fight or they were grooming each other :friendly_wink:). Another possible sign of early spring.
And as I sit here this morning drinking coffee and watching the sun rise, I see a young Osprey fly by. I am sure it is traveling from a nearby nesting site to the Penobscot River to hunt in the open water.
I think spring will be early this year.