Lincoln is winding up here, ready to leap into the fray. Doesn’t he know that 2023 is not a leap year?
A year has 365 and 1/4 days, but how do you have a quarter of a day? We make up for it by having 365 days in our calendar every year, but every fourth year we add one day to even things out.
Next year (2024) will be a leap year, so it will have 366 days (one extra day in February).
Lincoln is not going to leap this year. He’s just getting warmed up.
Only 28 days in February this year, so those poor fellows who were born on February 29 don’t get to have a birthday this year. Someone born on February 29, 2000, would 24 years old next year, but they will only have had six birthdays.
I’m told they celebrate their birthdays on March 1 on the non-leap-years.
Told it’s not a leap year now,
I will practice anyhow.
Getting fit and into shape,
Flying leaps will make them gape.
Look for me in just one year,
I’ll leap branches without fear.
Leaping Lincoln, here I come,
Hope I don’t land on my … er … fanny.
February 21, 2023 at 8:51 pm
I love this informative post and Lincoln! So cute. ❤️☺️
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February 21, 2023 at 8:55 pm
Yes, Lincoln was a cutie. This was a picture from 2020. I’m not sure if Lincoln is still alive, but his progeny certainly are. He has children and grandchildren all over the neighbourhood now.
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February 21, 2023 at 9:29 pm
That is so good that his babies are carrying on. ❤️
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February 21, 2023 at 9:42 pm
Great picture and poem on not leaping of the calendar this year!
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February 21, 2023 at 9:44 pm
I was a bit disappointed that it isn’t leap year, for Lincoln’s sake, but he didn’t mind me using his picture again. He’s vain that way.
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February 21, 2023 at 10:31 pm
I like your Lincoln posts so much! There he is, getting ready to leap, 2024 or not! Great poem.
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February 22, 2023 at 9:33 am
Thanks, Lynette. Lincoln’s descendants are safe and warm(ish) in the woodshed between the stacks of wood where they have made dry, leafy nests. It’s a cold day today with snow flurries and a bitter wind.
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February 21, 2023 at 11:40 pm
I don´t mind that it isn´t a leap year, this means we are one day closer to Spring. I was happy to see Lincoln again!
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February 22, 2023 at 9:31 am
Hey! What a good way to look at it! I like that.
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February 22, 2023 at 5:20 am
Lincoln is a wise and talented poet. 🙂
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February 22, 2023 at 9:30 am
Thanks, Mark. I’ll let him know.
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February 22, 2023 at 5:29 am
Next year will wait to see Leapin’ Lincoln. Bet he can’t wait. Happy Wednesday Anneli. Allan
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February 22, 2023 at 9:31 am
Thanks, Allan.
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February 22, 2023 at 7:25 am
Does Lincoln know that it’s tradition in a leap year for the girls to chase the boys on February 29? At least, that’s the way it was in 1950s Iowa. I suspect that tradition has died, along with Sadie Hawkins day — but my squirrels surely are leaping and chasing anyway.
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February 22, 2023 at 9:29 am
I don’t think he does know. I’ve seen him doing the chasing a lot though.
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February 22, 2023 at 7:52 am
Please update this next year. I can’t wait to see what Lincoln does in the real year.
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February 22, 2023 at 9:29 am
I’ll see if I can catch him in the act.
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February 22, 2023 at 2:33 pm
I came in through my iPhone. I was on a different computer, so maybe there was something with the browser. Anyway, for now this will do. what would a squirrel be without his leaps? Such a cute guy.
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February 22, 2023 at 3:15 pm
Glad that is sorted out.
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February 22, 2023 at 3:23 pm
Me too!
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February 22, 2023 at 5:27 pm
Lincoln is so cute and poetic, too, and what a perfect ending. 🙂
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February 22, 2023 at 6:08 pm
I’ve always wondered about a leap year birthday. Hopefully Lincoln continues to celebrate his 🎉
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February 22, 2023 at 7:25 pm
I hope so too.
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February 23, 2023 at 11:03 am
Delightful! I always feel a bit short- changed when February disappears a few days earlier than normal. Maybe I should tip Lincoln something more than a Lincoln penny. A Washington quarter sounds much better.
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February 25, 2023 at 11:20 pm
He will appreciate that.
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February 26, 2023 at 12:33 pm
Time is so interesting, isn’t it? Not only things like leap year, but time zones and the date line – all human constructions. Great picture of Lincoln lumbering up! 🙂
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February 26, 2023 at 12:33 pm
Limbering. Lol. On the lumber.
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February 26, 2023 at 2:19 pm
I knew that’s what you meant, but you’re quick on your feet, limbering on the lumber.
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February 26, 2023 at 2:31 pm
😀
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February 26, 2023 at 1:12 pm
Good to stretch before leaping. Leap years are funny things but exist for a good reason, I suppose. If only the Earth would speed up its orbit a bit, it might make for easier calendars.
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February 26, 2023 at 2:18 pm
Yes, let’s sign a petition and see how that goes.
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February 27, 2023 at 5:44 am
I really enjoyed this post. Lovely wording too!
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February 27, 2023 at 8:04 am
Thank you, Noah. Nice to see you here.
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