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Date Posted: 07:32:54 10/01/03 Wed
Author: Dudo
Author Host/IP: mxpp-p-144-138-188-3.prem.tmns.net.au / 144.138.188.3
Subject: Spring has Sprung

A happy little post, I hope- It's raining outside, and I can see the birds catching insects...

Spring has well and truly sprung, at least that's what I've heard.

I've seen it, too, in fresh green grass, and awkward baby birds.

With short-tailed hops, they flutter down, and stumble on the ground-

then up they go, with wings "flat out" and parents buzzing 'round.

The magpie youngsters, their raucous voice, demanding to be heard-the willy wagtail's brood of three-thoughts for mother bird!

A baby willy spoke to me, of all that it had seen- of termite queens, and little moths, of keeping feathers clean.

It's "eyebrows" are the hardest part, to keep all white and neat-its beak can brush the wings and such, but eyebrows need its feet!!

When the Willys left their nest, they did it carefully - one at a time their mother said- I can't possibly watch three !

For days before, they looked about, and stretched, and wobbled tails-they said they weren't a bit afraid of finally "setting sail".

I watched them from their eggs, these three,, and now that they fly free - some bits & pieces of their world, they coose to share with me.

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[> Re: Spring has Sprung -- Tina Swinimer, 11:54:20 10/01/03 Wed (hlfx35-34.ns.sympatico.ca/142.177.85.34)

Awww that is so sweet...I can picture every bit of it..thank you so much.Hope you have a great spring and summer..we went to Halifax yesterday..a 50 minute drive from here..the city is devestated from Hurricain jaun..thousands of trees up-rooted..a city without lights for 3 days now-like driving through a horror movie..a mericle only 3 people were killed.they have the army in trying to clear things up but it will take weeks to just get some resemblence of normalcy-un-believeable that it passed us so closely with just a strong wind and a few limbs down here.


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[> [> Re: Spring has Sprung -- Susan, 12:29:35 10/01/03 Wed (CPE-144-137-196-182.sa.bigpond.net.au/144.137.196.182)

Belinda, I so enjoyed your poem. I took note today while it was raining and saw numerous Willy Wagtails on the block, they come so close to the house as well.

Tina, I didn't realise the hurricane came so close to you. Is that the one that was very bad last week across USA?


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