This warm day. . . The park was full of parents with young children. The redwing blackbirds are chattering in the backyard and a sparrow couple is making a nest in the birdhouse. The patch of crocus on the south side of the house has burst into bloom. Every year it happens like this. And every…
It’s so amazing to watch these open over the past 24 hours when 9 days ago we got 12 inches of snow! Yesterday afternoon, this morning, this afternoon. The whole neighborhood feels more alive with birds singing, parents walking their kids around the block and the sound of motorcycles down on Main Street. Welcome spring!!!
It took the neighborhood honey bees less than 24 hours of the first blooms of the year opening to find their first feast of the season. What a delight to see life returning so quickly as the snow melts!
Every spring it always amazes me how quickly life springs forth as the snow melts and some warm days arrive. The snow is still leaving my yard and new life is already emerging cheering me up with the freshness of new green and even the first flower! When I walked around to check my yard…
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