[Jacob-list] Signs of Spring

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Hi All-

It was -10 here this morning which makes it one of the two coldest days of 
this winter at my place.  (I'm sure that some of you have had it worse.)  I 
could have predicted that this would be the coldest day of the year as 4 of my 10 
Jacob ewes where due yesterday/today.  Fortunately, none delivered during the 
coldest hours of the night.  We had heat lamps shining on their pens and 
everything as "cozy" as we could make it, but it was still pretty cold.

It is cold, but to my mind (and you can call me crazy if you like) its 
spring!  Sure there are umpteen inches of snow on the ground and the ice water is 
steaming, but consider the following:

»The cardinals (and a few other birds) are singing their territory/mating 
songs.

»The sun sets late enough that I can do chores in daylight after work.

»The sunshine is warm enough to cause dark objects (twigs, etc.) to melt 
their way into the snow even when the ambient temperature is considerably below 
freezing.

»I saw a road kill possum in the middle of the road yesterday.  (Sorry, I 
know that was gross, but possums hibernate for at least part of the winter.) 

»I saw blue birds last Saturday.

»THE LAMBS HAVE STARTED COMING!

Call me crazy, but IT'S SPRING!

-Dan
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