"We live on the
central coast of CA. Our daffodils are blooming like mad, but the REAL
harbinger of spring is the first leaf on our birch trees (ornamental, not
native). Usually the first one shows up about mid-February, often on
Valentine's Day. I forgot to look recently, but just for fun, when I
see the first one, I'll tell on Ridecamp"
Do you guys realize how mean this is to people like
me and Heidi this time of year :-) We still have over a foot of snow on the
ground , and will have for at least another month . Will not see daffodils until
the middle of may at the earliest ! Two cow's and a calf moose have moved into
our haystack area which means we do not go out at night without taking the dogs
with us so we don't run into one and get stomped . I HAVE to go to convention to
get me motivated to start riding in all this snow so I can be ready for a ride
the first part of may which means in this area I will be riding on snowmobile
trails and sharing it with the sledders until April sometime . In the valley
that separates Heidi and I they have a saying " Here in the Big Hole we get to
sled 7 months out of the year ....the other 4 months we ski " :-) So you guys
with all your flowers and trees blooming think of us Eskimo types and then when
it is July/august in our part of the country and we are riding in 70 to 80
degree weather (no humidity) we will be thinking of you guys :-) Enjoy your
spring !
