Spring Arrives in My City

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If you live in the northern hemisphere, Spring WILL arrive this week on Wednesday, March 20th.

It will NOT matter whether you are having balmy warm temps and blue skies or not. 

Once March 20th gets here, it WILL be spring.
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Round MY city, if you want to FEEL Springy, you have to bring a touch of it indoors.

And no, you can't just pick them outside your door.  They have to be imported from a hot house somewhere cause outside your door you will still be seeing this - - -
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Snow mountains.
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These particular snow mountains form when plows push snow out of the way.  You find them at the corners of driveways and all around the edges of parking lots.

This past week we added about 6 more inches (divided between two snow storms) to the snow that had to be piled up into these "very lovely" mountains.
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Some of us have to "pass through the valley of the shadow of death" to get to our front doors.

We're just happy to have a valley through which to pass!!
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Some of us are a bit nostalgic and sad knowing our snow mountains are about to shrink away for another year.

Fisherhubby has been heard lamenting on several occasions:  "Our snow is melting, my ice fishing and cross country skiing days are numbered!!"
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For some it is a matter of life and death - - - as the snow goes, so go they.

But even here, on the frozen tundra,to the discerning eye there are definite signs that Spring is indeed here - - -
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There are blue skies and sunny days.  There's a definite warmness in the air - - - trust me - - - 27 is HOT after -10.

AND, the days are longer now - - - the sun isn't setting until after 7 pm.
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The sun beating down for longer hours each day has begun to melt the snow mountains as manifested by rivulets running across parking lots and rushing down into storm sewers.

True - - - more snow may yet fall - - - but it is fighting a losing battle now for the sun WILL ultimately prevail.
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And last but not least, icicles are forming from eaves and ledges.   These are real harbingers of spring because they mean the snow is melting and refreezing as it drips from high places.

And THAT is how spring is arriving in my neck of the woods!  How's it coming in "by" you?  (That phrase - "by you" is very Wisconsinish, just so you know!)

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Today I'm joining Unknown Mami

For Sundays in My City.
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My city is Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
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Please hurry over to Unknown Mami's to see

How Spring is coming to other cities around blogland.
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All the photos in this post were taken by me this week (March 10 - 16, 2013) and were NOT resurrected from mid-winter archives, just so you know.

Keeping it REAL 'round here.

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