Spring Confusion

I suppose I can't lurk on my own blog forever. As you know, I've been trying to hide from the pollen unsuccessfully--and antihistamines can only do so much. Then, while preparing last Friday's fractal, I hit sort of an existential wall. The fractal was fine (I'm still saving it) but my interpretation wasn't going well. Eventually, I decided to leave it until next week, and try to work it out in the meantime. I might seek other opinions, perhaps start an open thread aimed at the question.

Aside from that, I have a pile of less-ambiguous miscellany to share--nature photos, art reviews, game suggestions, and curious facts about spring--the usual unusual stuff. To begin, here's a shot I took of Standley Lake at sunset, on the eve of the vernal equinox:

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I found it slightly ironic that the geese in the photo are flying to the southwest. In fact, they were just headed to the other side of the lake. Some Canadian geese spend the summer at the lake, but the majority head back north. Soon, the large V-shaped migrating flocks will be gone, following the thawing warmth to the north. To the west, as well, spring will crawl, over the Rockies, leaving a carpet of blossoms in its wake.

Over the next few weeks (and likely beyond) I'll be watching and puzzling over this metamorphosis, sharing my observations here. I'd be doing this anyways, but this year I also hope to coordinate with other bloggers during National Wildlife Week (April 21st-29th) in the First Annual Bloggers Bioblitz. I'll post more about it at as the week gets closer, but in the meantime, be sure to check with our new SciBling, Jeremy Bruno at his blog, The Voltage Gate.

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Nice Photo, Chaotic Utopia! Good frame of reference captures most in sight.

we are a school in Greece and we like to put this photo in a history that we have already write about the clime changes.
can we do it?
thanks a lot for your co- operation.