The window of opportunity for a blizzard is dwindling, I fear: we've got maybe six more weeks. And already there are signs of spring all over. I spotted the first Angus calf in the pasture up the road yesterday (so cute!), and folks have been posting on Facebook photos of adorable newborn colts, kids (goat kids, that is), lambs and puppies. A friend has noticed an uptick in her hens' egg production, and in addition she'll be taking delivery of 20 chicks in a few weeks. Local horse people and snowbirds are returning from their winter stays in South Carolina and Florida.
At my parents' new home there are swathes of bulbs coming up, and my hellebores are close to blooming. There's one sunny bank in Unionville that always has the earliest daffodils, and they're already probably five inches tall. And have you noticed that, when seen from a certain angle, there's a green-yellow haze developing in the willow trees?
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