So on the first day of spring, we had weather that was anything but… This ditty was one of Dad’s favourites
SPRING HAS SPRUNG
THE GRASS IS RIZ,
I WONDER WHERE THE BIRDIE IS?
THE BIRD IS ON THE WING!
BUT THAT’S ABSURD
THE WING IS ON THE BIRD.
Anon
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My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published four books - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, My Father and Other Liars, Salisbury Square and Buster & Moo. In addition I have published two anthologies of short stories, Life, in a Grain of Sand and Life in a Flash. More will appear soon, including a memoir of my mother's last years. I will try and continue to blog regularly at geofflepard.com about whatever takes my fancy. I hope it does yours too.
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I love the hedge faces!
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Bit of fun eh
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Who did them?
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Well we have this excellent Friend who wields a Mean hedge trimmer
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He’s terrific.
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His bug houses are really special… so much so we’ve christened them the buggeries…
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haha! That’s better than our Tit Terrace in the bungalow!
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Love it!
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🙂
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Great first spring day eh!!!!
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Lovely post, Geoff. I absolutely hate snow (and ice), so this is a huge compliment from me — the photos are gorgeous. Stay warm.
We’re having a terrible wind storm here (DC), so bad that the Fed actually closed all the agencies (locally). They called it an urban forest, and those hundred year old trees are coming down right and left… Happy weekend hugs.
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Nice one, Geoff
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So it’s Spring there according to the calendar? I didn’t know it was different that the States. Love the Easter Island bushes!
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Nice that you have managed to put a face to the greatest of all poets – Anon.
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Quite anon an on an on.
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It is so pretty, Geoff.
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Brrr… stay warm. We had a wild first day of spring – rain, wind, sleet. No snow though (except in the mountains.)
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Well dodged. Every part of Europe seems to be taking a battering
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I feel guilty! The sun is shining here in the rolling hills of KY and 50+ degrees. Still, with the snow, you have a beautiful place! Have a good weekend!
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Thanks Billy Ray and we love it really because it’s so unusual these days. We’ll soon be back to moaning about the mild weather… and the rain!
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The first day of Spring is March 21 so we have a few weeks for the weather to smarten up. Your hedges look great!
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Great photos of Spring! Stay warm and safe. That poem was a great favourite of my son when he was little. He’s 46 now! We still chuckle when we recall him reciting it!
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Yep it sticks because dad made it so special. It’s great you have similar memories! The snow is over soon we are assured….
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Fabulous words and photos💜
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In Maine we refer to spring as ‘late winter,’ but I’m happy to say we escaped precipitation from this latest storm. We always called the spring snows ‘poor man’s fertilizer.’ So your grass and garden have just gotten a jolt of Vitamin S!
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Yes take the positives, Geoff just do… Molly says it will be ok…
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Yes, and will also supply you with a great crop of mud!
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That’s kind we never have enough mud in England.
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We are blessed with an abundance of the raw ingredients for mud pies a few days in February, March, April and if we’re unlucky part of May. 😉
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Such a resource. It’s a wonder there’s never been a mudrush.
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Spring? I thought that was the day after the first Monday of the second week of a month that used to have 32 days? Great photos of the Winter, Geoff. I’m sticking to Spring springing on 21st March. I think we have a better chance then.
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Love that ditty! And your snowy faces!
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Thanks Ali lovely aren’t they?
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