One Sign of Not Spring Yet

It was a sunny day today, a little breezy, but it got up to 55 degrees so it felt like spring. However. I looked out the patio door and spied this little black and gray bird there and knew that while the calendar says spring but birds don't. Not yet. This is a Junco, a bird that migrates from the arctic down here where it's warmer in the winter. Warmer, yeah, no. Although I suppose it is warmer here than up near the Arctic Circle. As long as the Juncos are here I figure winter's not really over.

 

Robins showed up today. A pair of them were tussling around but I couldn't take their picture. I managed to take this one's picture near the crooks but not behind them.

 

Here's the last Christmas cactus flower blooming. The other tiny nubbins aren't growing so I guess the splash of flowers is pretty much done. It was a lovely surprise to have that many blossoms on this old plant.

 

The mail carrier delivered a box of new bookmarks today. All eight book covers are on the front. I can't imagine being able to cram another cover on there. Because there will be another book. I'm working on it right now.

 

I drew a Dragonfly today. It turned out okay.

 

The pest nerds visited today while I was Zooming with cda. They refilled the bait boxes that are around the foundation to make sure that the mousies don't try to move into my house again. I don't want mice or rats or voles around. No thank you.

They're predicting thunderstorms after 11 tonight. That should really melt more of the snow that's hanging around after the blizzard a couple weeks ago. I don't mind if it rains as long as it isn't cold enough to freeze afterward. I do not want to have to deal with ice.

--Barbara