Change

Now that the temperatures are consistently above zero, we can see REAL changes start.

 

The lake is blackening, robins are singing and the snow continues to melt.  Soon, the fields will begin to green, amphibians will be active - spring peepers will start calling and the roadsides will be studded with turtles on the move, and the first leaves on trees will pop.

 

This time last year, daffodils were already in bloom.  Not so this year, but very good things come to those who wait.  Anticipation can make the reward that much more sweet, and the lush, green spring and early summer that is coming will be sweet indeed.

 

 

Wildlife Count

Animals seem to be everywhere this week.  Coming out of the dark green woods.

This week-
2 moose (one within metres in the middle of the road)
3 deer (one just this morning on my run)
2 bear (one outside the windows at the community centre where I take Henry for playgroup!)
Countless turtles (it's that time of year - big and small, they are all over the roads through wet, marshy areas)