Signs of Spring entry #8

My first sign of spring is that we got April vacation finally. I was luck enough to be able to to Florida and meet a scorpion,

see vultures

and ride Busch Garden's Sheikra with two complete vertical drops (click here to see and on-board video). This is a huge sign of sign of spring for me because it means that it is warm enough for travel to start and not be frequently delayed due to weather.

My second sign of spring is that Tony the ice cream man is out and about selling ice cream to kids.

This is a huge sign of spring to me because now that Tony is out and about I know that it is warm enough to eat ice cream outside without completely freezing. Another mini-sign that goes along with this is the start of "lemonade stand season". You would only need a nice cold lemonade when you get hot, you would only get hot when it was hot outside,which it is most definitely not in the winter.

Signs of Spring entry #7

T-shirt and flip-flops, the official attire of summer. Finally we are able to wear them! On Tuesday April 6 at 3:00 I was able to wear flip-flops and a t-shirt to gymnastics practice. Although that was a short time I wore a t-shirt to school today and flip-flops all weekend. Only when it is warm, summer and spring, can you wear open-toed shoes and short sleeve shirts.

My second sign of spring is that my gymnastics season has ended. My last meet was on Sunday April 10, at 2:30. The last meet of the season is called regionals, due to the fact that the whole region of New England sends their best gymnasts to compete. Both my little brother and I qualified for regionals and got to compete for Massachusetts. Despite the high quality field, 86 gymnasts, and tough judging my little brother Lucas won the gold on high bar.

This is huge and sad sign of spring because my winter sport is over and although I worked as hard as I could I never got an award for my pommel horse routine.

My 6th Sign of Spring Entry

(4.2.10 11:00 My House)

Every year for a short time each spring some little purple flowers come up in the same spot.

I have no idea what kind of flower they are, but they are a sign of spring to me because they are the first new thing to pop-up in my yard. Once things start popping-up in my yard, not dying I know the flower killer cold winter is over and spring has begun.

(Varying dates and times, All at my house)

Spring cleaning has begun! Every year pretty much everyone does some spring cleaning. This year my family did some massive spring cleaning mainly due to the fact that we are moving to Malaysia. This is a sign of spring because it shows that it is time to clean out all the winter stuff and get ready for the summer things to come down from the attic.

(4.4.10 My Great-Aunt's House)

Well happy Easter!!

Easter is not only a great holiday, but it is also a sign of spring to me. Easter is a holiday all about rebirth, the rebirth of all the vegetation shows that things are ready to bloom again after the cold winter.

The "Happy Easter" picture was made possible by the "Dress Eggy" iPod touch and iPhone application.