{"id":1280,"date":"2026-01-16T20:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T01:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kakahead.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T01:06:01","slug":"spring-really-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kakahead.com\/?p=1280","title":{"rendered":"Spring Really IS Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Been a lot of whining around these here Beautiful West Michigan parts lately. Folks have been crying and rolling on the floor, thrashing their feet about and all such nonsense. \u201cWhen\u2019s it gonna warm up?!?!?! I\u2019m sick up and FED<\/strong><\/em> with all this cold and snowy weather!! I can hardly wait to start mowin\u2019 my lawn awreddy for cryin\u2019 out loud!!! WAHHH WAAAHHH WAAAAAAHHHH! \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crybaby kaka-roaches\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy moly I haven\u2019t thought about that<\/em><\/strong> in a long time\u2026 when we was kids in Noo Yawk we\u2019d sing to the whiny babies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crybaby kaka-roach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wash your face in gravy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrap it up in bubble gum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And sell it to the Navy!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made absolutely no sense, but when we were very young it seemed to have a nice ring to it. Oh, and don\u2019t forget the \u201cNyaa nyaa na boo boo!!\u201d for good measure!! \uf04a Anyway, to all youse whiny kids out there who are all upset that spring is taking so long, I have a news flash for you: too much warm too early makes badness with the crops<\/strong><\/em>!! <\/strong><\/em>Sheesh!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was technical talk, by the way… \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re old like me, you surely\nremember that winter came in around Thanksgiving and stayed icy cold\nuntil the end of March or so. Then the weather would gradually warm\nup and ease into summer. A few years back, unfortunately, we had\nseveral 80 degree days in March, which is simply not natural. Not\nfor these parts anyhow. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consequently, all the fruit trees woke up and said, \u201cHuh?? Time to make babies?? OK!!\u201d And of course they bloomed way too early. Usually we get enough fruit here to ship out to the world and still have enough to stash in various cold storage facilities. But that year, the inevitable frost came with a vengeance and nuked much of West Michigan\u2019s fruit crops. That caused me to become an \u201capple snob.\u201d I’d rather be sad and miss my Michigan apples than buy from far away. Now I know the farmers in other parts of the country have to make their money, but there\u2019s simply no comparison to the quality of locally grown fruit. I confess that I’ve resorted to buying some Washington (state) apples some years ago. They looked and felt nice, and were crunchy and juicy. Nice, yes? Ummm\u2026 well\u2026 this apple snob is don\u2019t liking them so good. They remind me of crunchy, juicy water globes with a subtle apple aftertaste somewhere in the dingle weeds of taste bud world. Takes some effort in the later parts of winter, but I still try to buy Michigan apples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Lord willin\u2019, we\u2019ll have a\nspring that will be kind to the fruit trees this year. I am always\neagerly awaiting the newly picked, simply amazing flavor of local\nfruits. There’s a cornucopia of yummies we spoiled Michiganders get\nto enjoy each year. All youse naysayers can bark all you want, but\nin my professional opinion, climate change is very real. A lot can\nhappen between now and the traditional frost sensitive planting date\nof Memorial Day. Let\u2019s hope things stay on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fear not, before we know it the spring peepers will be peeping. A sure sign of spring. Then the grass will be clovering and the dandelions will be dandelioning. And yes, we’ll get snow, and then it will be gone, and then it will come back, and then it will melt again; and that’s gonna happen for the rest of our living lives here in Beautiful West Michigan so unfortunately we’ll just have to get used to it whether or not we enjoy writing run-on sentences that keep going past their expiration date, but at least they don’t smell bad or get gooey and mess on the carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How’s about a nice springtime cartoon or two??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, have some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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