<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Making Progress Towards&nbsp;Spring]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>We still have snow in the forecast and everything is still frozen, but we are making progress towards spring here in DC</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="124216" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/making-progress-towards-spring/screenhunter_1240-mar-12-12-04/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1240-mar-12-12-04.gif" data-orig-size="1329,751" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_1240 Mar. 12 12.04" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1240-mar-12-12-04.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1240-mar-12-12-04.gif?w=1024" class="alignnone  wp-image-124216" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1240-mar-12-12-04.gif?w=349&#038;h=197" alt="ScreenHunter_1240 Mar. 12 12.04" width="349" height="197" /> </a></p></blockquote>
<p>I saw a White Tail doe foraging next to these Crocus this morning.<a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02.gif"> </a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="124215" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/making-progress-towards-spring/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02.gif" data-orig-size="618,497" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_1239 Mar. 12 12.02" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02.gif?w=618" class="alignnone  wp-image-124215" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screenhunter_1239-mar-12-12-02.gif?w=348&#038;h=280" alt="ScreenHunter_1239 Mar. 12 12.02" width="348" height="280" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>Long before global warming, cherry trees were already blooming this week.</p>
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<p><a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F9xYAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=dTwDAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=3069,2776692&amp;dq=cherry+blossoms&amp;hl=en">Ludington Daily News </a></p></blockquote>
<p>Some climate experts believe the world is warming out of control, and that the environment is falling apart. They should probably get out of their ivory tower more often, and go smell the flowers.</p>
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