We love
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| Group photo of young calves |
Spring means new life in the animal kingdom and this was my
lucky day! The cattle industry has a lot of history in Kamloops and spring time is when the
population increases. We visited where
there were five new calves and two more expected soon. I couldn’t have asked for a better photo than
this one that shows them all enjoying the sunshine of the warm day. Everybody say cheese!
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| Beautiful new filly |
Spring also brought this baby into the animal kingdom. This little filly was born 9 days ago and
didn’t make it easy to get a photo of her without her mom but I managed to get
one that shows her pretty face and pose.
Looks like she is getting ready to be a show horse already!
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| Lacrosse and soccer games in Kamloops, BC |
Spring means all the kids are filling the sports fields for
games and tournaments. Kamloops is the Tournament Capital and there
are school yards and fields all over the city that are full of kids, young and
old playing their sports most evenings and weekends, preparing for future tournaments.
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| Tulips and lilac blossoms in Kamloops, BC |
Spring brings all those pretty blossoms and flowers to
brighten up our yards. Tulips follow the
daffodils in my yard and you’ll see them in most neighborhoods as the colorful
sign of spring flowers. The lilacs are
almost ready to burst open.
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| A path leads the way up the Kamloops hillside |
Spring means green. The hills around Kamloops are green with the look of velvet
before turning their desert colors once the sun has a chance to heat the area
up in this semi-arid climate of summer.
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| Yellow daisies of the Kamloops hills |
Spring brings the wild flowers to bloom and clusters of
these yellow flowers are seen scattered over many of the hills of Kamloops .
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| The male House Finch |
The hardest part is to remember that March 20 is the FIRST
day of spring, technically, and we will not wake up to find sunny days, green
grass and blossoms galore! Depending on
what part of the country we live in, we will begin to see winter disappear and
signs of spring begin to arrive, ever so slowly, at times! .
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| Find the singing robin |
Today, I heard my first robin of the year, and although he
was too high in the tree for me to get a good photo, his song was loud and
clear. He waited very patiently, singing
his little heart out, until I came back with the camera to get this photo. We’ve had other birds spend time in our
neighborhood, but robins are rarely seen here anymore.
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| Gophers possibly discuss the spring equinox |
March 20, 2013 was the Vernal or Spring Equinox, meaning it
was the first day of spring The word ‘equinox’ is derived from a latin word
meaning ‘equal nights’. It is at this
time of year that the sun sits directly above the equator therefore creating
equal day and nighttime hours.
There is an old lyric, from an anonymous author, known for
many generations that I always think of at this time of year. “Spring has sprung, the grass has ris, I
wonder where the birdies is”.
“Anonymous” used poor English skills but in spite of that, the message is clear. I think
spring has finally sprung!
