A hint of spring

2/13/11

Drip, drip, drip.  Temperatures in the mid-30s left water dripping everywhere and dirty snow lining puddle-covered roads.  It felt like spring, as a robin appeared in a tree beside the trail puffing out its robust orange breast in defiance to the snow.  A downy woodpecker hopped up and down a tree, gathering food where it could, while a group of smaller birds (probably sparrows) congregated in a distant shrub. 

The pesky squirrel that sits on our bird feeder finally broke off the lid and scattered sunflower seed everywhere.   (Big pig!)

Blue sky with mare’s tail-like cirrus clouds and a caressing breeze made it a lovely day before Valentine’s Day -- the perfect day to be in nature and in love with the handiwork of a great Creator on His/Her day.