February Borders on Spring
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (77674)
Daytona Beach, Florida
February 23, 2024 4:53pm CST
I took this lovely photo of the sun setting on the Halifax River from my apartment window. Except for the cawing of two crows exchanging words, I have not heard songbirds twittering. My cats keep hoping sitting by the window. If you remember I posted a photo of Freddie with his paws and claws against the window screen. As he sat there hoping to see and hear more birds he looked like he said something to his sister Tish. Next thing I knew I was a witness to the fact that cats do communicate with each other and she too had her paws and claws stretched out against the screen. Unfortunately, no birds appeared.
I know many of you are waiting for spring and so I leave you with this poem I wrote while I was still living in Latvia. Sometimes our snows did not melt away until almost April.
When Will It Be Spring?
Ice flowers on my window
Cold winds whipping about
Soon I think
Wolves will begin to howl
When will it be spring?
Frozen days
When nature stands statue still
Cold hands, cold feet, cold heart
When will it be spring?
Haven’t heard a bird sing
The sun shines through a frozen haze
Sad days, cold days
When will it be spring?
Then suddenly the snow melts away,
I see two birds greeting one another,
gently, softly they coo –
spring, at last, spring is here.
Let us hope that it happens soon. For those of you who are soon heading into autumn, I hope you have a warm and colorful one.
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@crossbones27 (49050)
• Mojave, California
23 Feb
Very nice, covers it all, Birds, Cats, wolves, sucky winter, and nice warm spring.
Winter always hits me hard. I live in California too, I would be one depressed fool if lived in like North Dakota. Spring is my favorite time.
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@popciclecold (37968)
• United States
24 Feb
The thought of North Dakota makes me ill.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb
@crossbones27 glad I got it all covered. Spring is a lovely time.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb
@crossbones27 glad I got it all covered. Spring is a lovely time.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
@just4him thank you. I am glad you are having springlike weather,
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@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Feb
@RasmaSandra I'd rather have winter weather. Yesterday and today were seasonably cold.
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@snowy22315 (176876)
• United States
24 Feb
Like your pic and poetry..I am glad the cats are happy.
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@snowy22315 (176876)
• United States
24 Feb
@RasmaSandra They have a good life, but sometimes I think they are bored.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
@snowy22315 thank you, wish I had their worry-free life. Freddie sleeps on the top of the couch and as I walk by he lifts his head and all he wants is a kiss,
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@RebeccasFarm (88401)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 Feb
Beautiful Sandra..once again you are brilliant with the words.
The photo is so comforting.
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@LadyDuck (467359)
• Switzerland
25 Feb
@RasmaSandra I hate those tall buildings that cut the view. At least you can see the sky lights. We can see the sunrise, but the sun sets behind our house. There is only a upper window from which we can see the sunset.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
@LadyDuck thank you. My apartment is under the roof of a two-story house. The sun comes up on the beachside but a big Hilton stands in front and I am several blocks from the beach so I cannot see the sunrises just how the sky lights up. The river is just a block away so at least I get the sunsets.
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@LindaOHio (171019)
• United States
24 Feb
Love the poem and the picture. 25 days until spring. Enjoy your weekend.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
@LindOHio thank you and I hope you have a relaxing weekend, I know where your thoughts are.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
@AmbiePam thank you, It does not do my head well when in Florida we start having temps that fluctuate between highs and lows.
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@popciclecold (37968)
• United States
23 Feb
Very nice poem. I am just like that except we don't have a lot of snow
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb
@popciclecold Thank you, back in Latvia once you got snowed in around your house and garden it could feel like you were isolated.
@kaylachan (65528)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb
We're starting to get rain, and I think the bugs want to use me for dinner. One of our solar lights is on, more to come soon. When the dryer stops, I guess I can make the bed.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb
@kaylachan I can see rain heading our way here. I hope you have a relaxing evening,
@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 it was very bright today. My kitchen windows face toward the river and on some afternoons I almost need sunglasses to be able to walk into the kitchen,
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@wolfgirl569 (102174)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Feb
Lovely photo. I hope spring weather is here for us
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
@wolfgirl569 thank you, The cats saw a another bird come on the roof today chirping so I do believe spring is near,
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
@JudyEv thank you. In the late afternoons when the sun gets really low it floods my kitchen. Then I can see the colors change when the sun goes down.
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@RasmaSandra (77674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb
@dya80dya you are right it is 6 PM here and still light out before in December it would already be dark,
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