March is too soon to declare Spring sprung in New England, but the landscape is sure starting to look like Spring. Muddy, in other words.

The snow is receding.

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Snow receding

The early bloomers are seeking out the pale sunshine.

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Eternal optimism

And there's mud.

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Making tracks

There's mud…everywhere.

Comments:

In New England (and adjacent regions of NY and Canada) there are three seasons, Snow, Mud, and Flies, and the worst of these is Flies.

Posted by John Cowan on 14 Mar 2007 @ 08:48pm UTC #
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