Sentences with phrase «winter hibernation»

(TNS)-- Consumers pulled their wallets out of winter hibernation in April, increasing their spending at the fastest pace in nearly seven years in a sign that the economy is growing solidly again this spring.

Many have recently emerged from winter hibernation and are beginning their search for mates and nesting areas.

Cozy throws, warm colors, and peculiar looking lumpy squash really bring the cozy factor that every home needs to get ready for Winter hibernation (at least here in Ohio!)

As the weather warms up the bees start to appear again after winter hibernation and these pine cone bees are easy to make and perfect for after a nature walk.

The PJs - and - cookies habit we developed during winter hibernation will just disappear.

While most pools are getting ready to dive into a long winter hibernation, the swimming season just opened in Schaumburg.

Don't go into winter hibernation just yet.

What can you do to shed winter hibernation off your online presence?

In autumn, bears «feed voraciously» building up body fat that they will metabolize and survive on throughout winter hibernation.

NASA helps Martian rovers locate hot winter hibernation spots NASA's intrepid Martian rovers — Spirit and Opportunity — are getting some earthly assistance in their quest to find a safe place to ride out the harsh Martian winter.

It's not quite summer nakedness and not fully winter hibernation, it's that lovely balance of both.

I'm all for a few good lazy winter hibernation days, but it's starting to horrify me how much time I've spent inside over the last week.

You might have missed while in full winter hibernation that we expanded our collections by adding the best new nude lipstick shades and expertly formulated natural lip liners.

A dating expert cites several reasons, including winter hibernation and.

2014 will start with some dark and cold winter days - so we have the list of movies that will help you through winter hibernation.

Reproduction Winter hibernation colonies are comprised of males and females and range in size from a few individuals to several hundred bats.

Reopen after its annual winter hibernation, Paperbark Camp is ideal for nature lovers combining unique luxury tented accommodation with warm hospitality and divine food.

The weather is gradually warming and we're starting to see glimpses of spring — buds on the trees, animals and neighbors coming out of winter hibernation.

Be the first to see fresh work by artists of North Brooklyn as they (and we) emerge from winter hibernation.

The dental cavities in Protarctos suggest that consumption of sugar - rich foods like berries, in preparation for winter hibernation, developed early in the evolution of bears as a survival strategy,» explains Rybczynski.

It's the time to have a spring clean, to get outside after winter hibernation and definitely the time to do something different.

lol it seems like you're definitely ready for some long winter hibernation

So why has the publicity - obsessed Nick Clegg seemingly gone into winter hibernation?

Wintry days are nearing, and even though I am rejoicing in a new found love of November (cool days & bright skies) I am also preparing for the start of winter hibernation.

You can store leftovers in the fridge for about a week, or freeze extra portions for your winter hibernation that we all know is coming.

After months of winter hibernation, mother nature is finally letting it loose — with sound of birds chirping, sights of little bunnies around my neighbourhood, the sunshine, all of it just lights up my day and makes me feel more energized!

Only problem is that it's tough to be bathing suit ready when it's 30 degrees out and you've put on your winter hibernation suit.

I've been on an ice cream kick the last few weeks — my ice cream maker is definitely back out from winter hibernation!

I have been dreaming about creating a peach ice - cream for some time and this week I finally dug out the ice - cream maker from its Winter hibernation in the back of my pantry.

It's officially summer, and my adventure - loving - heart is free from its first bout of winter hibernation.

This rice noodle salad is all about bright, fresh flavors that will make you feel energized and ready to come out of winter hibernation and into the sun again.

The sun was out, the temps were up and this and every other Minnesotan broke free from winter hibernation.

With all of the cooked meals we eat in winter, and all the sugar - loaded foods we indulge at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, this fresh salad is a breath of oxygen for our cells, supporting their natural detox function which is often slowed down by holiday festivities and winter hibernation.

before we get rid of the whole team we should first get a new manager and then a goalkeeper then a back four defender's then defensive midfielder then someone should wake Ozil up from his winter hibernation and then the job is done

The Champions League is currently having its winter hibernation, but it's been an impressive European season so far for the 2012 winners.

There are endless possibilities in and around Chicago to wake up from winter hibernation and welcome the new season.

I'm most looking forward to washing off the winter hibernation — getting outside and enjoying some sunshine -LCB- when it graces us with its presence, that is -RCB-.

Soon, you'll be having family gatherings and dinner parties with friends, and the relaxed housekeeping techniques you used during your winter hibernation will need to change.

In a scientific article recently published in Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from DTU Aqua, the University of Copenhagen and the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, have shown that the ocean's tiny copepods actively transport carbon down to the deep water in the North Atlantic during their winter hibernation.

And in Finland, warm and wet conditions forced bears out of winter hibernation.

At the time of this writing, researchers were hopeful that the released bats would return to their winter hibernation sites in good condition.

Over the course of the winter hibernation period, which can last more than five months, the infection spreads throughout the colony and on individual bats.

This green toad was fitted with a backpack containing a transmitter last week so that its migration to winter hibernation could be monitored to see if it was exposed to danger on the way.

Some earlier research suggested that polar bears could, at least partially, compensate for longer summer food deprivation by entering a state of lowered activity and reduced metabolic rate similar to winter hibernation — a so - called «walking hibernation.»

A diminished number of seed cones has an effect on grizzly bears, the scientists say; the bears regularly raid squirrel seed caches to prepare for winter hibernation.

Every fall, grizzly bears pack on the pounds in preparation for their winter hibernation.

While plants take up CO2 as they awaken after their winter hibernation, and then release it again as they go dormant again in the fall, they can only sop up so much in a given season, leaving behind an ever - growing excess amount.

Levels rise in winter and into spring, reaching their peak in May when plants have fully awoken from their winter hibernation and pull the CO2 from the atmosphere to help fuel their photosynthesis.

Frick was a lead author of a 2010 study that identified the fungus that is killing the bats by disrupting their winter hibernation, causing them to awaken early and lose body fat before food sources become active.