Spring is here in Minnesota ... finally!

[Dick R.]

The snow is almost gone, temps in the low 70sF, feeders and birdbath
full, and the birds are coming back! Downy and Hairy woodpeckers,
Flickers, Chickadees, Cardinals, Robins and others. I caught a brief
glimpse of a Wren. Life is good in Apple Valley, MN.
Dick

[Rah Q5]

>On Sun, Apr 28, 2013, 2:53pm (EDT-1)
> Dick R. says: Spring is here in
> Minnesota ... finally!

Same here! Same here!
Finally, its okay in the the Northern Great Lakes region!! Hopefully it
is really Spring, not a dream! :))

[Pawalleye]

Weather has improved he too and the flood stage has been downgraded to
35 feet--cake walk

Rick in Fargo

[Dick R.]

Oops, Spring came and went after a brief visit. Old Man Winter
is back for a few days. Hey Old Man, give it up.
Dick in MN

[jmcquown]

It never did get *cold* here last winter. Normally there are at least a
few days where I need to wear a coat outside. Didn't happen.

Now that Spring has sprung the temps have remained cool. By now it's
usually getting hot and humid. No so this year. I'm not complaining.
I'd rather have 65-75° temps than 85-95 or higher! Hope it warms up for
you very soon. :)

Jill
Saint Helena Island, SC

[jmcquown]

Appropos of nothing, we had lunch at a diner in Apple Valley around 2005
or 2006. (He had to go to a specific place - a teacher's credit union,
maybe - to cash a check someone gave him for a painting at the Stone
Arch Festival in Minneapolis. The restaurant was next door, can't
remember the name of it.)

Having lived in the south my adult life, I was surprised to find country
fried steak with cream gravy on the menu. I'd always considered this to
be a Southern dish. I ordered it, it was great! They used real steak,
not chopped ground beef like some places. Our young server was a hoot.
She had on false eyelashes that made her look like a 12 year old who
had gotten into her mom's makeup case. ;)