Spring in Connecticut
Transcript
After a long cold winter in Connecticut, it’s finally time for spring. What happens in the spring? Animals and people come out of hibernation. Birds return from the warmer places where they spent the winter. Flowers grow and bloom and buds form on the trees. It’s a time for rebirth and renewal. Everything starts again. Around the middle of March, I start looking for signs of spring, and the first thing I look for are the daffodils. Daffodils are some of the earlier flowers that come up in the springtime and when I see them, I know that spring has arrived. Egrets are birds that spend the winter in the south as far as Colombia. They spend the whole summer here in Connecticut and then when the weather starts to get cold, they leave and fly south. They come back at the end of March every year. They live near the water and spend time in marshes and tidal flats. They eat fish, lizards, frogs and insects. They hunt in shallow water. These are my favorite birds. I get really excited when I see the first one come at the end of March because I know that spring is finally here. Ospreys are another kind of bird that return to Connecticut every year in March. They’re really amazing because they return to the same nest every year. They live near the water. They eat mostly fish, and they dive into the water to catch fish. When I see the first osprey and I see the first egret and the daffodils are in bloom, it gives me hope. Hope for warmer weather. Hope for the future. This is a saying we say in the spring, “April showers bring May flowers.” So even on rainy cloudy days or during difficult times, we know that there are brighter sunnier days filled with flowers in the future. April is National Poetry Month and I thought I would share a short spring poem that I found online.
Spring
Spring makes the world a happy place
You see a smile on every face.
Flowers come out and birds arrive,
Oh, isn't it grand to be alive?
-author unknown
This sums up how I feel about spring and the hope that I feel during this season.
Transcript
After a long cold winter in Connecticut, it’s finally time for spring. What happens in the spring? Animals and people come out of hibernation. Birds return from the warmer places where they spent the winter. Flowers grow and bloom and buds form on the trees. It’s a time for rebirth and renewal. Everything starts again. Around the middle of March, I start looking for signs of spring, and the first thing I look for are the daffodils. Daffodils are some of the earlier flowers that come up in the springtime and when I see them, I know that spring has arrived. Egrets are birds that spend the winter in the south as far as Colombia. They spend the whole summer here in Connecticut and then when the weather starts to get cold, they leave and fly south. They come back at the end of March every year. They live near the water and spend time in marshes and tidal flats. They eat fish, lizards, frogs and insects. They hunt in shallow water. These are my favorite birds. I get really excited when I see the first one come at the end of March because I know that spring is finally here. Ospreys are another kind of bird that return to Connecticut every year in March. They’re really amazing because they return to the same nest every year. They live near the water. They eat mostly fish, and they dive into the water to catch fish. When I see the first osprey and I see the first egret and the daffodils are in bloom, it gives me hope. Hope for warmer weather. Hope for the future. This is a saying we say in the spring, “April showers bring May flowers.” So even on rainy cloudy days or during difficult times, we know that there are brighter sunnier days filled with flowers in the future. April is National Poetry Month and I thought I would share a short spring poem that I found online.
Spring
Spring makes the world a happy place
You see a smile on every face.
Flowers come out and birds arrive,
Oh, isn't it grand to be alive?
-author unknown
This sums up how I feel about spring and the hope that I feel during this season.