SPRING FEVER….. 2/16/06

Augusta, Georgia has the azaleas, Washington DC is known for the blooming of cherry blossoms, Kentucky has the greening of bluegrass (ah bluegrass!), Chicago and Boston have their St. Patrick’s Day parades. The farmers of Iowa get their equipment into their John Deere dealer for spring maintenance, and we folks in the snow belt watch the white stuff melt turning our roads into a muddy quagmire.

As the Earth wobbles on its axis, causing the seasons to change, we all become anxious for the signs of spring. This is especially true if your is neighbor happens to be Santa of the North Pole.

Ah, spring is a thing of beauty as we await the return of the harbinger of spring, Mr.Robin. He is followed two days later by tick season, followed by black fly season, then by our 12 days of summer. Get your sun block ready.

The other nice thing about the coming of spring is the movement of the sun and the longer hours we have daylight. The sun also brings out the accumulation of winter grime on our home windows which drives my fair lady nuts. While she's doing the windows she pulls from her pocket my “To do list”. It'a amazing the things that I put off and need a kind reminder.

But the biggest sign of spring is the itch I get to prep our boat for another season of stalking Moby Pickerel. Last fall I made mt own list of over due repair items on the old fishing scow. Of course I lost the list over the winter. I guess I’ll head to Fred’s Place for some spring fever medications and make a new list with the help of a few local experts.