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Readers Tell Us What They Love About Birmingham in the Spring

Patch asked and readers answered: from beautiful blossoms to lines at the Dairy Mat, there's a lot Birmingham residents love about their town in the spring.

Birmingham residents love their town in the spring.

Last week, for a chance to win a chocolate bunny from , just in time for Easter.

Patch's randomly picked winner was Lauren, who shared a childhood memory of watching a river of rainwater flow down Oak Street to .

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"When the spring rains would come, my brother and I, and some of our neighborhood friends, would throw on rain coats, boots and umbrellas. We'd watch a river of water, that usually started as a flooded drain on Oak Street, flow down the hill towards the lake," Lauren wrote in.

"It was always exciting to see just how much eater was pouring down the waterfall," she added. "The magic part would be, when it rained so much that the waterfall would really look like white water rapids to us kids. Some springtime adventure in Birmingham!"

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But Lauren wasn't the only one with springtime memories of Birmingham. Other responses include:

  • Lisa: I love all of the beautiful parks in Birmingham. During spring, they are especially great because the kids are so happy just to be outside. I love to take my kids and sit and watch all the kids play excitedly.
  • Kristin: One of my favorite things about Birmingham in the spring is seeing so many people outside and walking through town. I also love to see lines at the .
  • Judith Twardowski: I love all the beautiful blossoms around town, the smile on peoples' faces, the patios opening again ... it feels good! I always anticipate the Birmingham Art Fair on Mother's Day weekend, one of the best around Metro Detroit.
  • Sara Molloy: My favorite thing to do in Birmingham in the spring is to take my two girls to all of the beautiful parks!! We have been cooped up all winter and are ready to go!!
  • Lynn Dopkowski MacKillop: I love the way everybody feels refreshed after a cold winter, maybe not so much this year, we Michiganders just love being outside!
  • Martina Panian: When I see all the flowers blooming it makes my heart feel like its blooming, waking up from its winter slumber ... hearing the birds singing as morning approaches and the crisp clean air, and knowing that soon my kids will be off for the summer, what is not to love about this time of year!?
  • Tammy Quainton Hernandez: We can finally use ALL the parks the city has to offer. Most of all, just appreciating the walkable community that Birmingham is. There is something special about being able to walk to town for lunch, coffee, a day at the park and follow it up with ice cream.
  • Diane Oliveira: I love to see local restaurants set up their patios for outdoor seating!
  • Moses Fridman: I love the smell of asphalt in the spring, it smells like... victory


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