SPRING: A welcome change

Maybe it's just because Old Man Winter overstayed his welcome (all those curtain calls!), but hasn't this spring been especially delightful? My spirit has been warmed by the blooming forsythia, spirea, maples, and redbud; the daffodils, grape hyacinths, bleeding heart, bloodroot, and trout lily; and the cheerful songs of the birds and the pond peepers. The goldfinches at my backyard feeder are already in breeding plumage, the bunnies are frolicking, the Weaver's Mulch trucks are much in evidence, and the garden centers are full of folks getting their properties in shape.