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SPRINGTIME


© Charlotte Spell

Spring begins on March 20, 2001; it is the time of year when the frozen days of winter have ended and a time of new beginnings. There are many activities that go on during this time of the Earth reawaking. This article is about some of those things that people can do for fun as spring arrives in all her splendor.

In Virginia it is a time when the daffodils bloom and the robin appears on the lawn once more. This year the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held in Washington D.C. from March 25 to April 8th. There will also a Cherry Blossom Festival that will be in Macon, GA, from March 16th to March 25th.

CHERRY TREES OF WASHINGTON

http://www.nps.gov/nacc/cherry/

CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

http://www.cherryblossom.com/

Spring is also a good time to pack a picnic basket and go to visit a local park. Where you can find the trees budding and wildflowers blooming along the walking paths. Below are some links to sites for recipes for food to pack in those baskets.

PICNIC BASKET FINGER FOODS

http://cheese.miningco.com/food/cheese/l...

A CAJUN PICNIC BASKET

http://batonrouge.about.com/citiestowns/...

PICNIC RECIPES

http://www.alanskitchen.com/

During Spring break a lot of college students like to visit Daytona Beach for a head start on that summer tan. The web site below has information about events, hotels, club, things to do etc. While others may find a visit to the Elizabethan Gardens, a beautiful way to enjoy the beauty of spring combined with a little lesson in History. This site also includes a link to “The Lost Colony.”

OFFICAL SPRING BREAK SITE FOR DAYTONA BEACH

http://www.daytonabreak.com/

THE ELIZABETHAN GARDENS-SPRING

http://www.outerbanks.com/elizabethangar...

Some students in Slovakia wrote essays about spring and Easter in their country and how they celebrate. These essays show how different cultures celebrate the rites of spring.

Easter Traditions & Springtime-Slovakia

http://www.ms88.com/april/spring.html

For those of you who are like me and are trying to dress up your personal homepages for spring here is a site that is bound to tickle your fancy. It includes backgrounds, fractals, wallpapers and special cards.

SPRINGTIME BACKGROUNDS BY WIZZLE

http://cci-internet.com/~wizzle/spring/s...

Spring is a time for planting seeds and planning for the summer ahead. It is when everything that has died in the winter is reborn and Mother Nature paints the horizon using many beautiful colors. This is the beginning of the wheel in the circle of life.

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