>>>>>>That's just something you've snapped in the Everglades!
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>>>>>It was tasty too!
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>>>>And so easy to cook: it hovers over its own fire then hops onto the plate.
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>>>>Saw a nature prog last night about Florida and esp the 'Glades - 1,000s of sq km, Florida being bigger than England and Wales put together. Truly you live in Paradise.
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>>>Except for the hurricanes, of course.
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>>Aye but you can't even grow the sour grapes up there in Hyperboria, can you? :-)
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>Hah! Shows how much you know. Ontario is fast becoming known as one of the finest wine regions in the world.
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>Oh, wait! You're right, you said sour grapes, didn't you. ;)
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>Besides I appreciate winter. If it weren't for winter, all my complaining about the cold and the snow would sound really stupid, wouldn't it.


One of the reasons I love this time of year is it's our reward for surviving another winter. The snow melts, the temperature rises, the trees blossom. Today is a picture perfect day. And this year we're luckier than usual -- the 17 year cicadas emerge within the next few days.