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Sure Signs of Spring!

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As sure as the spring will follow the winter,

prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.
-Bo Bennett

The quote is meant to inspire and reassure those who have been so troubled and impacted by all the negative economic news that indeed the renewal and rebirth will arrive as surely as spring arrives.

As many regions begin to thaw from the icy cold of winter, as the rivers begin to swell with the melting snows, and as the migrating birds return north, spring has been making its annual show. Here are a few photos of spring's arrival in the south. I hope these photos, that I took around my home just a few hours ago, will reinforce spring's promise to those of you who are still frozen by winter's embrace.

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If you are in the market to purchase a home or even refinance an existing loan and you want a loan officer that will walk with you every step of the way, then contact Danny or Rich of the Thornton Team at Home America Mortgage today. We can have you pre-approval in as little as 4 hours. You can visit our website or send an email to thorntonteam@homeamericamortgage.com or call us @ 770-998-1964.

Posted by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN on 04/15/2008 02:42 PM

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21 Comments on Sure Signs of Spring!

Awesome pics Rich. I am so ready for the blooms here.

04/15/2008 03:06 PM

by Rebecca Levinson-R.E. Blogger/Connect2Agent (Connect2Agent)

Rebecca - I read on Eric Kodner's blog there was a bit of snow in Wisconsin this past weekend and some winter advisories. he also wrote another blog about the storm's effects! They will arrive soon, I promise! Winter must seem very long in Wisconsin!

04/15/2008 05:07 PM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Hi Rich, that is some great spring photos. I hope we by-pass last years late freeze.

04/15/2008 06:31 PM

by Keith Perry - REALTOR® -West Metro Atlanta (Coldwell Banker)

Keith & Robin - Thanks for the compliment! I too hope we don't get a late freeze!

04/15/2008 07:00 PM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

A perfect Spirit lifter...Thanks Rich

04/15/2008 11:08 PM

by Joan Mirantz- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Keeler Family Realtors)

Rich, thank you for mentioning my blog!

The upper midwest is suddenly experiencing Spring at last. It was around 70 in Minneapolis today and windy. Temperatures are up in northern Wisconsin too, and all that white stuff that fell in the last two weeks is melting pretty rapidly.

04/15/2008 11:12 PM

by Madeline Island Realty - Eric Kodner Sells Madeline Island

Joan - Glad to help in making people's day a little brighter!

Eric - No problem Eric! I am glad spring is arriving there and the snow is melting! I have been to Alpine Valley in the spring and there are few places that can rival that idyllic setting!

04/16/2008 09:53 AM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Your photos are stunning--thanks so much for sharing.

04/16/2008 09:58 AM

by Diane Bell, Hilton Head Real Estate, Bluffton (Charter 1 Real Estate, Hilton Head, Bluffton, SC)

Diane - Thanks for the compliment! I am glad you enjoyed them!

04/16/2008 10:04 AM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Oh, Rich! I love your garden photos! You must have a beautiful yard!! Is that last picture saucer magnolia? Thanks for sharing with us!

04/17/2008 03:00 PM

by Kim Southern - Blue Ridge Real Estate (Century 21 Professional Realty Group)

Kim - Glad you enjoyed the photos! I really love to garden and have made a garden of one sort or another everywhere I have lived since childhood! I am familiar with the last one being called a tulip magnolia (sorry don't know the scientific name)!

The graphic is "pecan"...how very appropriate!

04/17/2008 08:18 PM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Rich: Yes! Pecan! My graphic apparently thinks I'm from Florida--it says grapefruit. Do you have the book "Georgia Gardener's Guide?" Its by Walter Reeves and Erica Glaesner (sp?). A must-have for every Georgia gardener!

04/18/2008 06:38 AM

by Kim Southern - Blue Ridge Real Estate (Century 21 Professional Realty Group)

Kim - <<<smile>>> I'm not familiar with the book. I use Dave's Garden Website (the free version) to get a lot of info on gardening. Surprised it doesn't say "peach" <<<smile>>> BTW, You are one of the hyper-links in a post I wrote yesterday!

04/18/2008 06:43 AM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Rich: I am deeply flattered that you linked to my blog! I read your post yesterday, but I didn't get the reference to me...Clueless in Blue Ridge!

Has anyone else mentioned having trouble navigating your site since you put in the new header? Maybe its just me, but everytime I come to your blog, I wind up having to exit out of AR altogether and log in again. Its not a problem for me, but I'd hate to have you miss out on readership as a result.

04/18/2008 11:34 AM

by Kim Southern - Blue Ridge Real Estate (Century 21 Professional Realty Group)

Kim - I haven't heard that about mine blog in particular but I have heard it around the Rain a lot over the past couple of months! The guys at AR are supposed to be looking into the issues of people getting trapped in blogs but I have not seen anything on a fix yet. This apparently only happens with people using Internet Explorer Browser (which is all I used to use)! I ended up downloading Firefox (for free) and have not had the problem. I still use Explorer for work compatibility. Thanks for the heads up!

04/18/2008 02:40 PM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Rich- Great pictures!! Spring is springing here in Oregon also. It is my favorite time of year.

04/18/2008 06:55 PM

- I too really love spring! All the birds return and the flowers and trees bloom! Quite a show!

04/18/2008 07:25 PM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Very nice pictures and colors....I could show you mine..but I killed everything...LOL

04/20/2008 06:38 AM

by BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc)

BLR Guy - These plants are mostly native to this area so the maintenance is minimal; even with the horrible drought we have been having, these beautiful plants take very little care and seem to be thriving! When the rains come to Florida in June everything will grow crazy on its own! It was always the dry season that had me worried about my plants when I live in Florida! I lost many a plant to the alternately dry then wet seasons in Florida so I eventually went mostly native and had much better luck!

Picture of my side garden during the early stages in Florida!