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It\u2019s May 7th; the weather… rather dingy.<\/p>\n

“What\u2019s an active pup to do on days like this? \u00a0This is my pup, Nico.<\/p>\n

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I call this picture “Nico Teddy.”<\/p>\n

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“What’s a writer supposed to do on days like this?”<\/p>\n

My herb patch is peaking trying to get a glimmer of the stingy sunshine. The rhubarb is just crowning.<\/p>\n

No buds whatsoever on the apple tree, though the squirrel has spring-cleaned it\u2019s drey with perfumed sprigs of fresh cedars, along with cushioning of fluff and feathers.<\/p>\n

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The avian community seems to be a bit confused since it did snow after construction of their new nests.<\/p>\n

They were not up at 4.30 in the morning all ready to chirp.<\/p>\n

With the dull weather the sky is not filled with them in flight over the wetlands in all directions. They are not in a hurry to go anywhere. It\u2019s quiet outside.<\/p>\n

The red-crested grebe is nesting at the harbour, but no sight of swans ready to build their nests.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that time of the year again, or is it? I can\u2019t understand it either.<\/p>\n

The summer visitors have already taken residency in my backyard. The Red Cardinals religiously made their pilgrimage back to the cedars again.<\/p>\n

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The Grackles and the Red-Winged Blackbirds are having bird issues, bickering over sites as usual.<\/p>\n

The Robin has gotten a head start on the crab apple tree in the front yard. Do you see the Robin in the nest?<\/p>\n

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Once again this spring as I look outside into my backyard of unending bustling noisy surrounding, I see yet again the somewhat late arrival of warm weather.<\/p>\n

Followed, by a harbinger of renewal, new life and positive energy. Everything will be sunshiny and great.<\/p>\n

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As we all gather to celebrate our mothers and mother figures in our lives, let’s not forget mother nature, the mother of all beings on this mother\u2019s day.<\/p>\n

Just like the mums who do not give up on their children; Magna Mater does her job, sustaining and showering her occupants, her children, with love. She is always giving.<\/p>\n

Let her profusion of flora and fauna envelope your senses.<\/p>\n

Happy Mother’s Day!<\/p>\n

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