“D” Nature of Things
This black-and-white spotted dog is associated with firehouses.
What is Dalmatian?
Many children’s stories and fairy tales begin with these four words.
What is “once upon a time”?
This is what they call formal teatime in England.
What is high tea?
This is Florida’s nickname.
What is the Sunshine State?
This happens to the days during spring.
What is grow longer?
When people go to Hawaii, they sometimes swim with these sea creatures.
What are dolphins?
Fairy tales often end with this line.
What is “and they lived happily ever after”?
Tea figures into fortune-telling by this method.
What is reading the tea leaves?
Snowbirds come to Florida during this time of the year.
What is winter?
After the snowdrops pop up and before the buttercups bloom, these yellow, white, and purple flowers begin to appear.
What are crocuses?
This is the term for a tree or shrub that sheds its leaves annually.
What is deciduous?
If someone wants something that seems unattainable, we might say, “In your wildest [missing word].”
What is dreams?
This tea is often consumed at night before bedtime because it relaxes and relieves stress.
What is chamomile?
When you think of citrus production in Florida, you probably think of this fruit.
What is orange?
You will notice chirping and see these new structures in tree branches.
What are birds’ nests?
This large flying insect has not two but four wings and a body that can measure more than five inches.
What is dragonfly?
Love and marriage go together like this.
What is a horse and carriage?
This beauty routine utilizes teabags.
What is wet them and place them over your closed eyes?
It is the capital of Florida.
What is Tallahassee?
Ponds begin to fill with tadpoles, which are these immature amphibians.
What are frogs?
The state tree of Missouri is a spring-blooming tree with pink, red, or white blooms.
What is dogwood?
Someone who becomes angry or excited out of nowhere might be said to have gone off this end.
What is deep?
This kind of tea is considered a superfood.
What is green?
Name one of the two states with larger populations than Florida.
What is California or Texas?
Aside from spring rains, this is another cause of river flooding.
What is melting ice?