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バーモントの春は知らない。いつもAnnからの手紙で想像し、私の遠い思い出と重ねる。きっと、ずいぶん寒くて、シーンと静かで、でも清々しいに違いない。

これは今朝届いた2018年のバーモントの春の情景。ここに留めることにしよう。

Spring is coming slowly, we still have a lot of snow and ice around, this is a late spring.

The days are getting longer, the snow is crystallizing, still white and deep with sharp edges near places where snow melt happens, like along the brooks and streams.

Inside, we have pussy willows in glass vases, daffodils and crab apple twigs/branches that I am trying to force.

The birds, chickadees and robins are active in our yard. On walks, I see cardinals, some quite young.

These are the birds I am more interested in, I’ll not mention the common birds that annoy me, the crows mostly.

Pigeons aren’t that bad, I do like their cooing sounds.

本物のVermontからの写真！！が届きました。3/26

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brook：小川　　

Dictionary.com defines them as…　Brook – a small, natural stream of fresh water、Creek – (in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.) a stream smaller than a river.    Stream – a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.   River – a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel

crab apple：小さくて酸っぱいリンゴ（あぁ、あれだ！）

chickadee：アメリカコガラ（メイン州の州鳥）　スズメ科

cardinal：ショウジョウコウカンチョウ　　スズメ目