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How do I know when it is Spring? There’s the calendar, of course, and yesterday was the March Equinox, yay. But that’s not as reliable as some other indicators. Like what, you may ask?

It’s still too early for cherry blossoms or daffodils here, but there are other signs of spring.

For example:

  • Canada geese flying overhead? check
  • the season’s first roar of a motorcycle? check
  • melting snow in my yard? check
  • the Fish Doorbell up and running in the Netherlands? check! I haven’t seen any fish yet but it’s still fun. The migration has begun, so the lack of sightings are probably because I’m watching during work hours my time, which are snoozing hours for Dutch fish (do fish have nationalities? unique patterns of DNA by country? accents? so many questions!)

Happy Spring!

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Sure, I’ve got five feet of snow in my front yard, but whatever. 

Welcome, Spring!

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Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

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It’s snowing, it’s too cold for the cat to go out, and my front steps are covered in a slurry of slush and ice but! I don’t care because today is the Spring Equinox!

March Equinox in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada was on
Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 12:57 PM EDT

That’s right, Google has a doodle, it’s the first day of Spring and day is (basically) as long as night. After a cold dark winter, that’s good news!

Look, kids, that big ball in the sky. Now do you believe in the Sun?

 

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