signs of spring

I saw a magnolia tree in bloom this morning! Also a couple of forsythias. I've been seeing daffodils for a few days. And the neighborhood mockingbird has returned. Yay! I love spring.

I went down to Heritage Park at lunch, and all the maple trees are red-tipped. The willows are green-tipped. Aaaaahhhhhhh. Oh, and the fountain is once again spewing water in a lovely circular pattern. Can the swans be far behind?

signs of spring

I saw a magnolia tree in bloom this morning! Also a couple of forsythias. I've been seeing daffodils for a few days. And the neighborhood mockingbird has returned. Yay! I love spring.

I went down to Heritage Park at lunch, and all the maple trees are red-tipped. The willows are green-tipped. Aaaaahhhhhhh. Oh, and the fountain is once again spewing water in a lovely circular pattern. Can the swans be far behind?

another meme thingy

Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English

35% Yankee

10% Upper Midwestern

5% Dixie

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I suspect that I got the yankee part from saying 'rotary.' One cannot live in Massachusetts and not call them that. There are big signs that say "rotary" whenever you enter one. I used to work five miles from home, and I had to go through four of the damn things on the way. I hate them.

***update***

Here's another one:

bold the states you've been to, underline the states you've lived in and italicize the state you're in now...

Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa / Kansas / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / Mississippi / Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / Nevada / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New Mexico / New York / North Carolina / North Dakota / Ohio / Oklahoma / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Rhode Island / South Carolina / South Dakota / Tennessee / Texas / Utah / Vermont / Virginia / Washington / West Virginia / Wisconsin / Wyoming / Washington D.C. /

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another meme thingy

Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English

35% Yankee

10% Upper Midwestern

5% Dixie

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I suspect that I got the yankee part from saying 'rotary.' One cannot live in Massachusetts and not call them that. There are big signs that say "rotary" whenever you enter one. I used to work five miles from home, and I had to go through four of the damn things on the way. I hate them.

***update***

Here's another one:

bold the states you've been to, underline the states you've lived in and italicize the state you're in now...

Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa / Kansas / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / Mississippi / Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / Nevada / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New Mexico / New York / North Carolina / North Dakota / Ohio / Oklahoma / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Rhode Island / South Carolina / South Dakota / Tennessee / Texas / Utah / Vermont / Virginia / Washington / West Virginia / Wisconsin / Wyoming / Washington D.C. /

Go HERE to have a form generate the HTML for you.