Oh, joyous song...

This morning as I was walking out to get the paper, I heard the songs of a red-winged blackbird, cardinals, titmice, and chickadees calling 'Yoo Hoo'. Although the sky was cloudy, the breeze was mild, somewhere in the high 40's or low 50's. The wind carried the fragrance of damp earth and spring promise. I have bulbs emerging in the bed along the sidewalk which is close to the house and warms up earliest in the spring. AND just a second ago, a male bluebird was singing on top of the bird feeder that we will have to move if he decides to claim the nest box on the fence - update - he's checking out the box on the fence right now. I'm holding my breath as he calls his mate. We fledged 8 bluebirds in two broods last year in that box and several bluebirds over the winter have been back to check on it. If they nest there, we move the feeder to the other side of the yard in order to give the bluebirds the privacy they like to lay their eggs and raise their young. A bluebird in your yard says "all is right with the world" and gives you a happiness boost all summer long.

As always, your comments are very much appreciated. What says 'spring' to you?