On my most recent morning walk, signs of spring were finally evident.
This time of year brings the promise of summer, especially along the hiking/walking/biking trails and it always brings to mind the little verse I learned in my childhood:
Spring has sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where the birdies is
The birdy’s on the wing
Now isn’t that absurd
‘Cause everybody knows
That the wing is on the bird
As did both of my parents, Mary. Have a great day!
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There have been temperatures in the hundreds recorded here in the summer, Phil. For many years, my home town was in the Guinnes record book for being Canada’s hottest summer temperature ever recorded at 114°F. That record was broken in 2021 by a town in another province at 114.8°F. So yes, our summers here in deep South Saskatchewan can get mighty hot, but those extremely hot days are usually short lived.
The big blackbirds here do the same. These redwinged blackbirds are quite a bit smaller, Carole – maybe the size of a large sparrow.
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Terry, I keep meaning to tell you of a book you and your Wolvs nursing friend may be interested in. “Nurse on Call” by Edith Cotterill (published 1986). I listened on audio and it was read in the Black Country accent. It is so interesting and has many hilarious moments. EC was from Tipton, went to school in Wolvs and ended up down the line in district nursing.
Thanks so much, Charla! Happy Spring indeed and the same to you!
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Thanks, Anne! You have a great day too!
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Radically Retired 
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