Sure Signs of Spring

"That enchantment that I lightly took 

out of the lovely April is forever."

~ Leonie Adams

• A rainy, misty morning on the meadow, turning greener nearly by the minute.

• The buckeye tree is getting ready to bloom. I swear it wasn’t anywhere near this yesterday!

• A frog in the fishpond.

• The ice is off the lake. Loons are making their early spring visit.
• Luke came in excitedly to school one morning last week. He could barely get out, “You remember that plant we looked at that wasn’t grass but was green? It has a yellow flower on it!”

• The squirrels are running all over the meadow, up and down trees in the yard, and barking at me as I walk around looking at the spring morning.
• Friends long to walk again together in the fresh air.

• Children are playing in their yard.
• The Canada Geese are surveying the meadow for their nesting space.
• The Shibankins have awoken in the fish pond, coming to the surface to feed. They have grown! Is it my imagination, or do they seem to recognize me?

• There is no school this week as the children are on spring break. 
• The April Blood Moon was full and bright, reflecting off the water on the lake for Easter.
• Maundy Thursday.
• Good Friday.
• Easter morning!
• Celebrating Easter by having dinner at the home of friends.
• Opening day for the Royals. (They won.)
• A robin repeatedly tapping on the bedroom window this morning. Why? The kitties are tormented.