Signs of Spring entry #5

My first sign of spring this time around is, rain. On the short walk from the school to my mom's car my shoes and clothes were drenched. After four hours of drying out my shoes still look like this:

I know it is spring when it rains because it means that it is warm enough now not to snow.

My second sign is that the Red Sox will begin the season on Sunday. Being the very lucky guy I am getting to go to the season opener with one of my friends from gymnastics. This is a huge sign because it means that spring training is over.

My last sign this time is that we finished MCAS! MCAS is taken at the end of the year to see what we have learned from that year's studies.

What comes at the end of the year? Summer break. Summer comes after spring so that means we are very close to spring and not too far from summer.

My 4th Sign of Spring (3.18.10, 3:10 My House)

My first sign of spring this time is that the HUGE puddle in my backyard evaporated.

All of the circled area was 3" to 9" deep. Firstly this is a sign of spring because it means we had a lot of rain, which comes in the spring. The second reason this is a sign for me is that the sun evaporated all the water, as we near the summer the sun grows more intense making the water evaporate faster.

My second sign this time is that there are more birds that are out and about. On 3.17.10 I was eating a bag of Chipotle chips in my backyard and there were over 20 birds calling an flying in my backyard including three or four common grackles and red-winged blackbirds. I went out in my backyard an looked for birds for a few minutes with a video camera.

My third and final sign for this time around is that I am starting to sneeze a lot more. For some unknown reason I pretty much always sneeze in the sun. As we get closer to summer there is more sun and I am sneezing more.

*Thank you to the amazing "Doodle Buddy" application that allows me to draw on photos like this one.*

Signs of Spring entry #3

I don't know where to start, I have so many signs of spring! My first sign is that I saw some flowers blooming.

I think that they are crocuses, but I am not 100% sure. My next sign is that I was finally able to wear a t-shirt outside. This is a big sign for me because it shows the temperature is rising and the sun showing brighter. This means that the summer solstice is coming. (Both made in Darien, CT at aprox. 10:15)

My third sign of spring is that the Boston Classic (a very large gymnastics meet) was just held. Despite the meet being so large my floor routine was good for gold,and our team won first place in the team competition.

This is a sign of spring to me because it is always the last meet before the state and regional competitions begin which are the last few meets of the season. (New England Sports Academy NESA at four o'clock on Feb 21st). My final sign of spring is that we were able to go outside for recess today. For me this is a huge sign of spring for me because the teachers won't let us go outside if there is snow on the ground. That is all for now ,but I know there will be more signs of spring coming up soon.