signs of spring
By susan
@sueznewz2 (10409)
Alicante, Spain
February 28, 2016 10:05am CST
This week, while out walking the dog, I've noticed that the insects are alive and active. On our walking route, we have a childrens play area, which has a boarder of lavender bushes, and I've noticed the bees and butterflies are busy flitting around doing their thing.
There are not very many flower boarders in our town as we live in a dry area, we've had hardly any rain for the last three years, much less than the national average. But we still have several nice landscaped areas using trees and shrubs, that survive in drought like conditions.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Feb 16
Signs of spring are here also. I see the pastures across the road just turning green and I know I've seen buds on some of the trees.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Feb 16
it's nice to see isn't it.... on the rare occasions we do have rain..., for the next few days, bits of greenery pop up everywhere, and flowers pop up too....
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Feb 16
@sueznewz2 Yes, the Ambassador. We're going tomorrow, and hope to see sometime over the next month.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
@jaboUK AAhhh good ... well have a good flight.... we have car troubles at the moment.... so will be car less for the first two weeks of your holiday.... but will sort something out for before you go back.... do you still have our phone number .... ?? or Email us.... or leave a pm on here ok.... look forward to seeing you soon.... 
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
yes its lovely.... getting warmer every day...... are you going to the same hotel ...?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
29 Feb 16
i jest wanna climb through the puter screen 'n take a big whiff! i adore lavender 'n it's purty hardy schtuff. i'd many plantin's 'f such 'til year 5'f the drought when they finally gave't up. i've planted a couple this past year (when the rains came), this time where there's no caliche under the soil (quite the feat where my spread's at, lol). hopefully they'll flourish 'n bring me years'f joy. not jest the sight'n smell, but the lil critters that hang out 'round 'em's well.
big hugs 'n love!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
29 Feb 16
@sueznewz2 what??? 'cha don't like the smell'f it? i find it quite intoxicatin' myself :D knew ya'd love it fer its color - yer fav! i really like it when the honeysuckle blooms 'long with it 'n we've had a bit'f rain. the scents meld beautifully. big hugs!!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
OOhhh I hope your plants come up for you... funnily enough I don't like the smell of lavender at all.... but I like to see it ... and like you say ... all the critters that like to hang around it too..... hugz and wishes to you too.... 
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@just4him (317315)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Feb 16
@sueznewz2 I got a surprise when I took my son to work just now - it's snowing. I wasn't expecting that. 
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
1 Mar 16
@JudyEv oohhh yes ... I see ... no that's right... they don't go charging off.... lol's
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
yes if you're patient.... it's easier in England... because there is more flowers... but here in spain... it's not quite as easy...
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Mar 16
@sueznewz2 I guess I was thinking more that, if there is a bee, they don't go charging off as soon as they see a camera!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
thank you .... yes it is.... I'm glad you like them.... I expect your country is very colourful in spring....
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@Scindhia (1906)
• India
1 Mar 16
@sueznewz2 We do not have well defined winters, so its colorful most of the time
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
29 Feb 16
I haven't noticed the insects but I have been hearing the birds singing in the morning. Spring is coming! Lovely pictures as always.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
thank you .... i'm glad you liked them... and that you too can hear the songs of spring.....
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
these are irrigated with water most days... there are small pockets of colour.... but that's all.... but what there are ... are nice...
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
It is indeed.... Thank you .... I'm glad you liked them....
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
I am so jealous, there will be no blooms here for a while yet. There were flowers in Florida and I enjoyed every one.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
I'm glad you enjoyed the flowers in florida.... hopefully it will not be tot long until you see them in your own garden / yard ....
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
that's good.... I've missed winter too... even though i went to England a couple of times... they were having a mild winter too.....
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@monalica (113)
• New Delhi, India
29 Feb 16
yes ,this is the spring season ,now the conditions are favourable for insects ,grow more rapidly as the temp. is moderate ,butterflies looks pretty and the pictures are so beautiful ,colours are shiny,i also saw the honeybee ,yellow bees ,mustard insect etc .the season is changing and summer are in future .
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
what a nice variety of insects you have... I'm glad you're season is changing.....
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Feb 16
My husband just told me we have some hyacinths popping up, I wonder if they know something I don't lol.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
I don't think they mind the snow do they ..... they're quite hardy little plants....
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Feb 16
@sueznewz2 No they sure don't when it's time they just come no matter if there is snow on the ground
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@abrielle28 (502)
• Philippines
28 Feb 16
Those are very nice pictures. It happens to be the festivity of flowers this m0nth in my hometown so i keep on seeing different kinds of flowers everywhere.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
OOhhh that sounds nice... very colourful too I expect ....
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@Juliaacv (51530)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
Its nice to see your picture of the spring flower, complete with the bee! We are experiencing mild weather today, but we are not near as far in the spring season as you are. I was just outside a little while ago checking my flower beds, I've got a lot of cleaning up to do once it warms a bit more.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Feb 16
i'm glad you're having a nice enough day to go into the garden, and you can see signs of spring....
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Mar 16
Those are early signs of Spring and here in Canada would actually be early signs of Summer so that sounds like good news to me!
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