Category Archives: Spring

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And now it's time for … Let's Make a Deal!

Give a warm, Southern Ontario, welcome to Mother Nature’s younger sibling Lotta Heat.

Hello folks! I’m Lotta Heat, bestselling author of Blazing! and have I got a deal for you!

Today, for one day only, at a bargain basement price, I’d like to present … SPRING!

Mother Nature has authorized a one day sale of Spring.

Call NOW! Included in this exclusive offer is warmer air and a slight possibility of sunshine.

Call 1-888-WNT-SPRN.
That’s 1-888-WNT-SPRN.

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!

Included in this exclusive offer is, bird song and free shipping.

DON’T DELAY!

CALL 1-888-WNT-SPRN.

** small print – side effects may include, rain, wet roads, muddy yards and brief strong wind gusts that could knock out power.

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** Breaking News **

Updated at 7:25 am

sparrow on white background
Photo by Paulo Brandao on Unsplash

A representative from the Ministry of Weather and Seasons, speaking on the condition of anonymity, cautiously confirmed that the birdsong, heard briefly this morning, could herald the arrival of spring.

While the spokesperson from the ministry reminds residents of Southern Ontario, that the official start of spring is still days away, this reporter believes that the birdsong is a harbinger of brighter days to come.

Take heart folks, in these times of uncertainty, we will soon be able to open our windows and listen to the sweet sounds of spring.

** Update: those sweet sounds do NOT include the frenetic barking of this reporter’s two freaking dogs a few moments ago. They bark, rain or shine, good weather or bad. Thing One and Thing Two, truth be told, are a pain the backside.

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Window wraps …

Photograph by Carol Hathaway - 2014

Photograph by Carol Hathaway – 2014

Recently overheard conversation between me and myself.

Me: Completely sick of winter
Self: Yes, we know, we know already.

Me: So I was thinking …
Self: Uh oh.

Me: I wonder if you could get special wraps for the living room windows. You know the kind that buses and cars have? They could be pictures of spring, green grass, birds, the sun …
Self: ya … so?

Me: So, you put them on the windows and when you look out, you only see spring.
Self: But what if you want to go outside? The cold will break your illusion.

Me: Well there’s the genius of the plan. You don’t go out. You take vacation and stay in with the heat cranked. It’s a win/win.
Self: sigh …

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Nature speaks …

Are you listening? Photograph by Carol Hathaway - 2014

Are you listening?
Photograph by Carol Hathaway – 2014

Nature speaks
can you hear her?

Nature speaks in Spring
when plants begin to wake,
seeds stretching, reaching, beneath the warming earth.

Nature speaks in Summer
bright, busy days, somnolent nights
bees buzz, crickets chirp, sparrows sing.

Nature speaks in Autumn
preparing for sleep, cool breezes blow,
leaves fall from trees, dance ’round the yard.

Nature speaks in Winter
cold creeps in, snow crunches
the promise of spring to come.

Nature speaks
are you listening?

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer,
it sings because it has a song.
~ Maya Angelou