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.

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.

My Second SOS Post (February 23, 2010)

My first sing of spring is a little sad. We went skiing for the last time this winter on February 20th and 21st. We went to Crotched Mountain on the 20th and Pats Peak on the 21st. Although I think we all have room to improve.

Thanks to my dad for letting me publicly embarrass him.

My second sign of spring is that spring training is just around the corner! On March third the Red Sox Will split into two teams. One team will play the Northeastern Huskies and the other will play the Boston College Eagles. The Red Sox will spend their spring training season in Ft. Myers preparing for the upcoming season. * *This is a screen shot taken of my phone while on the ESPN score center application.
Sorry for the extra time at the beginning of the video.